Effectiveness of a two-year health-related physical education intervention in elementary schools

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-34

  Verstraete, Stefanie J M ^a,b   Cardon, Greet M ^a,b   De Clercq, Dirk L R ^a,b   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse M M ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Policy Research Center Sport Physical Activity and Health   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Health promotion; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846091581     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: 15432769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.26.1.20     Document Type: Article

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