School Influences on the Physical Activity of African American, Latino, and White Girls

Journal of School Health

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-52

  Duncan, Susan C ^a   Strycker, Lisa A ^a   Chaumeton, Nigel R ^a  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Active transport; Ethnicity; Girls; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OREGON; PARENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OREGON; PARENTS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84913606568     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12218     Document Type: Article

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