Promoting School Students' Physical Activity: A Social Ecological Perspective

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-105

  Zhang, Tao ^a   Solmon, Melinda A ^b   Gao, Zan ^c   Kosma, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855463770     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2011.627083     Document Type: Article

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