Is school sports participation a protective factor against adolescent health risk behaviors?

Journal of Health Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-192

  Page, Randy M ^a   Hammermeister, Jon ^a   Scanlan, Andria ^a   Gilbert, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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EID: 67649523289     PISSN: 10556699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10556699.1998.10603332     Document Type: Article

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