Enhancing the physical activity levels of youth: A review with implications for leisure programming and evaluation

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 43-52

  Sylvia, Sarah N ^a   Baldwin, Cheryl K ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinants Of Physical Activity; Youth Physical Activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882767242     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2003.9674324     Document Type: Article

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