A comprehensive physical activity promotion programme at elementary school: The effects on physical activity, physical fitness and psychosocial correlates of physical activity

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 477-484

  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 Centre Sport Physical Activity and Health   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Psychosocial correlates; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 34247619677     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007223900     Document Type: Article

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