Past-year sports participation, current physical activity, and fitness in urban adolescent girls

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Phillips, Jennie A ^a   Young, Deborah Rohm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Energy expenditure; Females; High school

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149398216     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.1.105     Document Type: Article

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