A qualitative study investigating the views of primary-age children and parents on physical activity

Health Education Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-179

  Mulvihill, Caroline ^a   Rivers, Kim ^b   Aggleton, Peter ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Determinants; Exercise; Physical activity; Physical education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012763752     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690005900206     Document Type: Article

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