Effects of after-school physical activity on fitness, fatness, and cognitive self-perceptions: a pilot study among urban, minority adolescent girls
American Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 June 2000Open access
Kristen Ann Colchico, Patricia Zybert, Charles E. Basch
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