Daily primary school physical education: Effects on physical activity during adult life

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-117

  Trudeau, François ^a   Laurencelle, Louis ^b   Tremblay, Janie ^b   Rajic, Mirjana ^b   Shephard, Roy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Intention; Lifestyle; Physical activity; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SMOKING;

EID: 0032951963     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199901000-00018     Document Type: Article

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