A Provincial Study of Opportunities for School-based Physical Activity in Secondary Schools

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Dwyer, John J M ^a,b   Allison, Kenneth R ^c,d   LeMoine, Karen N ^e   Adlaf, Edward M ^d,f   Goodman, Jack ^g   Faulkner, Guy E J ^g   Lysy, Daria C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Public Health Research   (Canada)

^c KR Allison Research Consulting   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Region of Peel   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Extracurricular; Physical activity; Physical education; School

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CURRICULUM; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FUNDING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SCHOOLS; SPORTS;

EID: 33745000719     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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