A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight

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OverweightMedicineBody mass indexObesityScreen timePhysical activityDemographyProspective cohort studyChildhood obesityPhysical therapyGerontologySurgeryInternal medicine

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 32
Issue: 11
Pages: 1685-1693
Citations: 303
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                                    Verity Cleland, 
                                
                                    David Crawford, 
                                
                                    Louise A. Baur
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight. 
                            International Journal of Obesity
                            , 32
                            (11)
                            , 1685-1693.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2008.171
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.171