Understanding the mechanisms of change in children's physical activity programs

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Baranowski, Tom ^a   Jago, Russell ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose; Implementation; Mediation; Process evaluation; Reach; Use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDIATING VARIABLE MODEL; MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

CHILD; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 27244434666     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200510000-00003     Document Type: Article

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