Permanent play facility provision is associated with children's time spent sedentary and in light physical activity during school hours: A cross-sectional study

Objective: To study the associations between: 1) number of permanent outdoor play facilities per pupil and 2) the size of the outdoor play area per pupil with sedentary time and physical activity (PA) during school hours in six-, nine-, and 15-year olds. We conducted a cross-sectional study of natio...

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Main Authors: Knut Eirik Dalene, Sigmund A. Anderssen, Ulf Ekelund, Anne-Karine Halvorsen Thorén, Bjørge H. Hansen, Elin Kolle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335516301000