Evaluating the west virginia healthy lifestyles act: Methods and procedures

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Harris, Carole V ^a   Bradlyn, Andrew S ^a   Tompkins, Nancy O ^a   Purkey, Melanie B ^b   Kennedy, Keri A ^c   Kelley, George A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Healthy Schools   (United States)

^c West Virginia Bureau for Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749267667     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.s1.s31     Document Type: Article

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