Implementation of a School Physical Activity Policy Improves Student Physical Activity Levels: Outcomes of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physical Activity and Health
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1543-3080,1543-5474
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0595