Step counts of 10- to 11-year-old children by ethnicity and metropolitan status

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-363

  Johnson, Tyler G ^a   Brusseau, Timothy A ^b   Graser, Susan Vincent ^c   Darst, Paul W ^d   Kulinna, Pamela H ^d  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College at Brockport   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Pedometry; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951871644     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.3.355     Document Type: Article

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