Fifth- and seventh-grade girls' decisions about participation in physical activity

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 391-414

  Kientzler, Alesha Lynne ^a  

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EID: 85121159444     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/461932     Document Type: Article

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