Determinants of physical activity and interventions in youth

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1992, Pages S248-S257

  Sallis, James F ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Simons Morton, Bruce G ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Stone, Elaine J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Corbin, Charles B ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Epstein, Leonard H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Faucette, Nell ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Iannotti, Ronald J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Killen, Joel D ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Klesges, Robert C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Petray, Clayre K ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Rowland, Thomas W ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Taylor, Wendell C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b and Blood Institute ^*  (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUVENILE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OBESITY; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18544395402     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00005768-199206001-00007     Document Type: Article

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