Evaluation of policies to promote physical activity in afterschool programs: Are we meeting current benchmarks?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 299-301

  Beets, Michael W ^a   Rooney, Laura ^a   Tilley, Falon ^a   Beighle, Aaron ^b   Webster, Collin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Benchmark; Children; Moderate to vigorous

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BENCHMARKING; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79953168900     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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