Are Korean secondary school girls physically active during leisure time?

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 244-257

  Cho, Minhaeng ^a   Kwon, Wook Dong ^a   Jeon, Yong Bae ^b  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b Tongmyong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KOREA; LEISURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KOREA; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 77949355113     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903200801     Document Type: Article

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