In the shoes of young adolescent girls: Understanding physical activity experiences through interpretive description

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-210

  Clark, Marianne I ^a   Spence, John C ^a   Holt, Nicholas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interviews; Qualitative; Social environment; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857891975     PISSN: 2159676X     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2011.572180     Document Type: Article

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