Associations between the school environment and adolescent girls' physical activity

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-114

  Kirby, Joanna ^a   Levin, Kate A ^a   Inchley, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84855961610     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr090     Document Type: Article

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