Planning and implementing a nationwide football-based health-education programme

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-10

  Dvorak, Jiri ^a   Fuller, Colin W ^a   Junge, Astrid ^a  

^a FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAURITIUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SPORT;

CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MAURITIUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCCER;

EID: 84555187655     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090635     Document Type: Article

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