Where are youth physically active? A descriptive examination of 45 parks in a southeastern community

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-131

  Reed, Julian A ^a   Hooker, Steven P ^b  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SANITATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 84859541178     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2011.0040     Document Type: Article

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