Views of adolescent female youth on physical activity during early adolescence

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-50

  Yungblut, Hope E ^a   Schinke, Robert J ^a   McGannon, Kerry R ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female; Physical activity; Qualitative; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857848539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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