Can Dance Exergames Boost Physical Activity as a School-Based Intervention?

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 416-421

  Maloney, Ann E ^a   Stempel, Audrey ^b   Wood, Mollie E ^a   Patraitis, Cynthia ^b   Beaudoin, Christina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84992727425     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2011.0010     Document Type: Article

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