Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S91-S98 , September 2009

Youth Destinations Associated with Objective Measures of Physical Activity in Adolescents

  • Angie L. Cradock, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Angie L. Cradock, Sc.D., Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, 4th Floor West, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Steven J. Melly, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Joseph G. Allen, D.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., Needham, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jeffrey S. Morris, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Steven L. Gortmaker, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 13 November 2008 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00249-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.007

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S91-S98 , September 2009

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