Will they stay fit and healthy? A three-year follow-up evaluation of a physical activity and health intervention in Polish youth

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 704-713

  Bronikowski, Michal ^a   Bronikowska, Malgorzata ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fitness; lifestyle; physical activity intervention; school youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POLAND; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 84856065886     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811421059     Document Type: Article

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