@article{a2b33cd300f4492d94deb3d5d72a873e,
title = "Effect of four additional physical education lessons on body composition in children aged 8-13 years - a prospective study during two school years",
abstract = "Strategies for combating increasing childhood obesity is called for. School settings have been pointed out as potentially effective settings for prevention. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the effect of four additional Physical Education (PE) lessons/week in primary schools on body composition and weight status in children aged 8--13.",
keywords = "BMI, Children, DXA, Longitudinal study, Obesity prevention, School-based intervention, Total body fat percentage, Body Composition, Body Mass Index, Puberty, Prospective Studies, Humans, Obesity/epidemiology, Male, Health Promotion/organization & administration, Denmark/epidemiology, Exercise, Schools/organization & administration, Adiposity, Adolescent, Curriculum, Female, Child, Physical Education and Training/organization & administration",
author = "Heidi Klakk and Mai Chinapaw and Malene Heidemann and Andersen, {Lars Bo} and Niels Wedderkopp",
year = "2013",
month = oct,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1186/1471-2431-13-170",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
journal = "BMC Pediatrics",
issn = "1471-2431",
publisher = "BioMed Central",
}