Health and fitness of young people: What is the role of sport?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 837-838

  Mountjoy, Margo ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 80051783979     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090184     Document Type: Note

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