'Every child (of every size) matters' in physical education! Physical education's role in childhood obesity

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-452

  Cale, Lorraine ^a   Harris, Jo ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Physical activity; Physical education; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878991568     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2011.601734     Document Type: Article

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