School-Level Intraclass Correlation for Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0195-9131
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000126806.72453.1c