Ethnic and socioeconomic comparisons of fitness, activity levels, and barriers to exercise in high school females

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-17

  Fahlman, Mariane M ^a   Hall, Heather L ^b   Lock, Robyn ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33645135163     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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