Effectiveness of professionally-guided physical education on fitness outcomes of primary school children

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 582-590

  Lucertini, Francesco ^a   Spazzafumo, Liana ^b   de Lillo, Francesca ^a   Centonze, Debora ^a   Valentini, Manuela ^a   Federici, Ario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

children; fitness; physical education; Primary school; specialist teachers; strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCHOOL; SPORT;

CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SCHOOLS; SPORTS;

EID: 84888002588     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2012.746732     Document Type: Article

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