Effectiveness of a school-based intervention on physical activity for high school students in Brazil: The Saude na Boa Project

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-169

  De Barros, Mauro Virgílio Gomes ^a   Nahas, Markus Vinicius ^b   Hallal, Pedro Curi ^c   De Farias, José Cazuza ^b   Florindo, Alex Antônio ^d   Honda De Barros, Simone Storino ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

High school; Intervention; Physical activity; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049117248     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.2.163     Document Type: Article

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