Physical education and student activity: Evaluating implementation of a new policy in Los Angeles public schools

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Lafleur, Mariah ^a   Strongin, Seth ^b   Cole, Brian L ^c   Bullock, Sally Lawrence ^a   Banthia, Rajni ^a   Craypo, Lisa ^a   Sivasubramanian, Ramya ^b   Samuels, Sarah ^a   García, Robert ^b  

^a Samuels and Associates   (United States)

^b The City Project   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Physical activity; Physical education; Policy; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84879099098     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9431-0     Document Type: Article

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