The relationship between school physical activity policy and objectively measured physical activity of elementary school students: A multilevel model analysis

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Faulkner, Guy ^a   Zeglen, Laura ^a   Leatherdale, Scott ^b   Manske, Steve ^b   Stone, Michelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAVEL;

EID: 84988878748     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 20493258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-3258-72-20     Document Type: Article

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