Physical activity in preschool children with the transition to outdoors

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-175

  Pate, Russell R ^a   Dowda, Marsha ^a   Brown, William H ^a   Mitchell, Jonathan ^a   Addy, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Early childhood; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873398343     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.10.2.170     Document Type: Article

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