The role of schools in children's physical activity participation: Staff perceptions

Health Education Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 986-995

  Huberty, J ^a   Dinkel, D ^a   Coleman, J ^a   Beighle, A ^b   Apenteng, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84869415857     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cys071     Document Type: Article

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