Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 217-224 , March 2010

Engaging adolescent girls from linguistically diverse and low income backgrounds in school sport: A pilot randomised controlled trial

  • Dean A. Dudley

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Movement Studies, Faculty of Education, Charles Sturt University, Australia
    • Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Anthony D. Okely

      Affiliations

    • Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • ,
  • Philip Pearson

      Affiliations

    • Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • ,
  • Jennifer Peat

      Affiliations

    • Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Australia
    • Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Australia

Received 10 December 2008 ,Revised 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 30 April 2009.

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PII: S1440-2440(09)00110-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.04.008

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 217-224 , March 2010

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