Increasing physical activity among young children from disadvantaged communities: study protocol of a group randomised controlled effectiveness trial

• Main Authors: Rebecca M. Stanley (Author), Rachel A. Jones (Author), Dylan P. Cliff (Author), Stewart G. Trost (Author), Donna Berthelsen (Author), Jo Salmon (Author), Marijka Batterham (Author), Simon Eckermann (Author), John J. Reilly (Author), Ngiare Brown (Author), Karen J. Mickle (Author), Steven J. Howard (Author), Trina Hinkley (Author), Xanne Janssen (Author), Paul Chandler (Author), Penny Cross (Author), Fay Gowers (Author), Anthony D. Okely (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Participation in regular physical activity (PA) during the early years helps children achieve healthy body weight and can substantially improve motor development, bone health, psychosocial health and cognitive development. Despite common assumptions that young children are natura...