Viability of Parks and Recreation Centers as Sites for Youth Physical Activity Promotion

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 438-443

  Moody, Jamie S ^a   Prochaska, Judith J ^b   Sallis, James F ^a   Mckenzie, Thomas L ^a   Brown, Marianne ^c   Conway, Terry L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c San Diego State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

community; intervention; survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; RECREATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 16544382454     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839903258222     Document Type: Article

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