The Olympic Games: Opportunities for health promotion

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-9

  Koplan, Jeffrey P ^a   Powell, Kenneth E ^b  

^a Prudential Ctr for Hlth Care Res   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPORT;

EID: 0029789127     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-11.1.8     Document Type: Short Survey

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