Correlates of physical activity in a national sample of girls and boys in grades 4 through 12

Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 410-415

  Sallis, James F ^d   Taylor, Wendell C ^a   Prochaska, Judith J ^b   Hill, James O ^e   Geraci, John C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Gordon S Black Corporation   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavior change; Children; Epidemiology; Health promotion; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0345189562     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.18.4.410     Document Type: Article

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