Promoting physical activity for children's health: Rationale and strategies

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 929-936

  Rowland, Thomas W ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD HEALTH; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HABITS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS;

EID: 36048936477     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737110-00001     Document Type: Review

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