Mass sport policy development in the Olympic City: The case of Qingdao - Host to the 2008 sailing regatta

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 125-132

  Wang, Weiming ^a   Theodoraki, Eleni ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2008 Olympic Games; Mass sport; Policy; Public health; Qingdao regatta

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SPORT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEE; GOVERNMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SPORT; SPORTING EVENT; URBAN AREA;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; CHINA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EXERCISE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC FACILITIES; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SHIPS; SPORTS; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 34247583028     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424007077345     Document Type: Article

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