Social support and youth physical activity: The role of provider and type

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-289

  Beets, Michael W ^a   Vogel, Randy ^b   Forlaw, Loretta ^c   Pitetti, Kenneth H ^c   Cardinal, Bradley J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clearwater Elementary School USD 264   (United States)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family; Parents; Peers; Sports; VPA

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646568483     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.3.6     Document Type: Article

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