Improving health-related fitness in children: The fit-4-Fun randomized controlled trial study protocol

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Eather, Narelle ^a,b   Morgan, Philip J ^a,b   Lubans, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 82655183788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-902     Document Type: Article

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