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Impact of preschool environment upon children's physical activity and sun exposure

  • Cecilia Boldemann
  • , Margareta Blennow
  • , Henrik Dal
  • , Fredrika Mårtensson
  • , Anders Raustorp
  • , Katarina Yuen
  • , Ulf Wester

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    Conclusion. Spacious preschool environments with trees, shrubbery, and broken ground trigger physical activity and yield sun protection in outdoor play. As many children attend preschool, access to such environments is recommended in community architecture. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)301-308
    Number of pages8
    JournalPreventive Medicine
    Volume42
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • physical activity
    • sun exposure
    • outdoor environment
    • preschool children
    • dosimetry
    • pedometry

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