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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11327| Title: | Comparison of patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior between children with cerebral palsy and children with typical development |
| Authors: | Ryan, JM Forde, C Hussey, JM Gormley, J |
| Keywords: | Sedentary behavior;Children;Cerebral palsy;Physical activity |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | American Physical Therapy Association |
| Citation: | Physical Therapy, 2015 |
| Abstract: | Background - Reduced participation in physical activity and increased time spent in sedentary behavior are associated with overweight, chronic disease, and disability. In order to optimize recommendations and interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior in children with cerebral palsy (CP), knowledge of their physical activity and sedentary behavior is needed. |
| URI: | http://ptjournal.apta.org/content/early/2015/07/15/ptj.20140337 http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11327 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20140337 |
| ISSN: | 1538-6724 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Health Sciences Research Papers |
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