Physical activity behaviors of adolescents in public and private high schools

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-49

  Pearman III, Silas N ^a   Valois, Robert F ^b,c   Thatcher, William G ^c   Drane, J Wanzer ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035221682     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.25.1.5     Document Type: Article

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