Are Physical Education-Related State Policies and Schools' Physical Education Requirement Related to Children's Physical Activity and Obesity?

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 268-276

  Kim, Jinsook ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Physical fitness and sport; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RISK; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 84860683553     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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