Interventions to promote physical activity among young and adolescent girls: A systematic review

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1025-1049

  Camacho Miñano, Maria J ^a   LaVoi, Nicole M ^b   Barr Anderson, Daheia J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS;

EID: 82155191646     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr040     Document Type: Review

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