Using interviews and peer pairs to better understand how school environments affect young children's playground physical activity levels: A qualitative study

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-280

  Parrish, Anne Maree ^a   Yeatman, Heather ^a   Iverson, Don ^a   Russell, Ken ^b  

^a Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PEER GROUP; POLICY; RECREATION; SCHOOL; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84858658696     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr049     Document Type: Article

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