A prospective study of the determinants of physical activity in rural fifth-grade children

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-263

  Trost, Stewart G ^a   Pate, Russell R ^a   Saunders, Ruth ^a   Ward, Dianne S ^a   Dowda, Marsha ^a   Felton, Gwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; exercise; self efficacy; sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPORT;

EID: 0031104789     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.0137     Document Type: Article

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