Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 275-282 , March 2009

Age-Related Change in Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls

  • Russell R. Pate, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Russell R. Pate, Ph.D., Department of Exercise Science, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208.
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  • June Stevens, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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  • Larry S. Webber, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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  • Marsha Dowda, P.H. (Dr.)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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  • David M. Murray, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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  • Deborah R. Young, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Scott Going, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Received 28 January 2008 ,Accepted 1 July 2008.

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PII: S1054-139X(08)00296-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 275-282 , March 2009

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