State and district policy influences on district-wide elementary and middle school physical education practices

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3 E-SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Chriqui, Jamie F ^a,b   Eyler, Amy ^c,d   Carnoske, Cheryl ^d   Slater, Sandy ^b  

^a School of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

district wellness policies; physical activity; physical education; policy; state law

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876167402     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31828a8bce     Document Type: Article

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