Physical activity patterns in portuguese adolescents: The contribution of extracurricular sports

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-181

  Silva, Pedro ^a   Sousa, Michael ^a   Aires, Luisa ^a   Seabra, André ^a   Ribeiro, José ^a   Welk, Gregory ^b   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerometer; organized activities; school physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649914107     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: 17412749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X10381305     Document Type: Article

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