Exercise and children's health: A little counseling can pay lasting dividends

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-92

  Ganley, T ^a   Sherman, C ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b Wood Bldg ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CORONARY RISK; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0033950078     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2000.02.699     Document Type: Review

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