A qualitative exploration of the "critical window": Factors affecting australian children's after-school physical activity

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-41

  Stanley, Rebecca Megan ^a   Boshoff, Kobie ^a   Dollman, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Social ecological model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872182675     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.10.1.33     Document Type: Article

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