Title IX, girls' sports participation, and adult female physical activity and weight

Evaluation Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-78

  Kaestner, Robert ^a   Xu, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood determinants of adult health; Obesity; School based interventions; Title IX

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76249110008     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X09353539     Document Type: Article

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