Children's heart rates and enjoyment levels during PE classes in Hong Kong primary schools

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-190

  Macfarlane, Duncan ^a   Kwong, Wong Tung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEMETRY; TRAINING;

EID: 0038624075     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.15.2.179     Document Type: Article

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