Recruiting a diverse group of middle school girls into the trial of activity for adolescent girls

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 523-531

  Elder, John P ^a   Shuler, Laverne ^b   Moe, Stacey G ^c   Grieser, Mira ^d   Pratt, Charlotte ^e   Cameron, Sandra ^f   Hingle, Melanie ^g   Pickrel, Julie L ^a   Saksvig, Brit I ^d   Schachter, Kenneth ^g   Greer, Susan ^h   Guth Bothwell, Elizabeth K ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Carolina Division   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Physical activity; Recruitment; School based research; TAAG

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52249089079     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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