Physical activity, sedentary behavior and their correlates in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review.

Autism Spectrum Disorder affects up to 2.5% of children and is associated with harmful health outcomes (e.g. obesity). Low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behaviors may contribute to harmful health outcomes. To systematically review the prevalence and correlates of physical...

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Main Authors: Rachel A Jones, Katherine Downing, Nicole J Rinehart, Lisa M Barnett, Tamara May, Jane A McGillivray, Nicole V Papadopoulos, Helen Skouteris, Anna Timperio, Trina Hinkley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5330469?pdf=render