Influence of schoolyard renovations on children's physical activity: The learning landscapes program

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1672-1678

  Brink, Lois A ^a   Nigg, Claudio R ^b   Lampe, Sarah M R ^c   Kingston, Beverly A ^a   Mootz, Andrew L ^c   Van Vliet, Willem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COLORADO; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 77956248750     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.178939     Document Type: Article

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