Promoting physical activity amongst adolescent girls

Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-64

  Standiford Brown, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Interventions; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70649088941     PISSN: 01460862     EISSN: 1521043X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01460860902737400     Document Type: Article

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