Developing a physical activity education curriculum for adults with intellectual disabilities

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-123

  Bodde, Amy E ^a   Seo, Dong Chul ^a   Frey, Georgia C ^a   Lohrmann, David K ^a   van Puymbroeck, Marieke ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; formative evaluation; health education; health promotion; physical activity; process evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862264933     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: 15526372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839910381698     Document Type: Article

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