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Works by Marsha Dowda in Public Health

2020

Linking Activity, Nutrition, and Child Health (Launch): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Children as They Develop From Infancy to Preschool Age, Russell R. Pate, Edward A. Frongillo Jr., Kerry Cordan, Marsha Dowda, Alexander C. McLain, Myriam E. Torres, William H. Brown, Agnes Bucko, Emily R. Shull
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2019

Associations among Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation, Physical Activity Facilities, and Physical Activity in Youth during the Transition from Childhood to Adolescence, Morgan N. Clennin, Min Lian, Natalie Colabianchi, Andrew Kaczynski, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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2012

A Cluster Analysis of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Patterns in Middle School Girls, Jennifer L. Trilk, Russell R. Pate, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Cheryl L. Addy, Kurt M. Ribisl, DIanne Neumark-Sztainer, Leslie A. Lytle
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A Prospective Study of Sedentary Behavior in a Large Cohort of Youth, Jonathan A. Mitchell, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Calum Mattocks, Chris Riddoch, Andy R. Ness, Steven N. Blair
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Proximity to Commercial Physical Activity Facilities Among 12th Grade Girls, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Felipe Lobelo, Dwayne E. Porter, Russell R. Pate
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Assessing sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP), Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, J. N. Epping, Rod K. Dishman
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Associations Between Screen-Based Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Korean Youth, Wonwoo Byun, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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2011

Correlates of Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior in US Preschool Children, Wonwoo Byun, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Parental and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity of Children Attending Preschool, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, William H. Brown, Jonathan A. Mitchell, Wonwoo Byun, Russell R. Pate
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Equating Accelerometer Estimates of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity: In Search of the Rosetta Stone, Daniel B. Bornstein, Michael W. Beets, Wonwoo Byun, Gregory J. Welk, Matteo Bottai, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Compliance With National Guidelines for Physical Activity in U.S. Preschoolers: Measurement and Interpretation, Michael W. Beets, Daniel B. Bornstein, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Do Physical Activity Facilities near Schools Affect Physical Activity in High School Girls?, Jennifer L. Trilk, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Dwayne E. Porter, James Hibbert, Russell R. Pate
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Examining the Role of Churches in Adolescent Girls' Physical Activity, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Natalie Colabianchi, Marsha Dowda, Dwayne E. Porter, James Hibbert, Russell R. Pate
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2010

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Clustered Cardiovascular Disease Risk in U.S. Adolescents, Felipe Lobelo, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Angela D. Liese, Stephen R. Daniels
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Associations between sport and screen-entertainment with mental health problems in 5-year-old children, Lucy J. Griffiths, Marsha Dowda, Carol Dezateux, Russell R. Pate
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Correlates of Physical Activity in Black, Hispanic, and White Middle School Girls, Evelyn B. Kelly, Deborah Parra-Medina, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Terry L. Conway, Larry S. Webber, Jared B. Jobe, Scott Going, Russell R. Pate
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2009

Sedentary Behavior and Obesity in a Large Cohort of Children, Jonathan A. Mitchell, Calum Mattocks, Andy R. Ness, Sam D. Leary, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Steven N. Blair, Chris Riddoch
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Validity of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Criterion-Reference Standards for Adolescents, Felipe Lobelo, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Angela D. Liese, Jonatan R. Ruiz
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Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Kerry L. McIver, Russell R. Pate
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Self-Efficacy Moderates the Relation Between Declines in Physical Activity and Perceived Social Support in High School Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Robert W. Motl, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Assessing Children's Physical Activity in their Homes: The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Home, Kerry L. McIver, William H. Brown, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Electronic Media Exposure and Its Association With Activity-Related Outcomes in Female Adolescents: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses, Felipe Lobelo, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Russell R. Pate
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Age-Related Change in Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Russell R. Pate, June Stevens, Larry S. Webber, Marsha Dowda, David M. Murray, Deborah R. Young, Scott Going
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Commercial Facilities, Social Cognitive Variables, and Physical Activity of 12th Grade Girls, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Dwayne E. Porter, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate
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Social and Environmental Factors Associated With Preschoolers' Nonsedentary Physical Activity, William H. Brown, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Kerry L. McIver, Marsha Dowda, Cheryl L. Addy, Russell R. Pate
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Policies and Characteristics of the Preschool Environment and Physical Activity of Young Children, Marsha Dowda, William H. Brown, Kerry L. McIver, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Jennifer R. O'Neill, Cheryl L. Addy, Russell R. Pate
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A Field-Based Testing Protocol for Assessing Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children: The Children's Activity and Movement in Preschool Study Motor Skills Protocol, Harriet G. Williams, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Chevy Jeter, Shaverra Jones, Russell R. Pate
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2008

Directly Observed Physical Activity Levels in Preschool Children, Russell R. Pate, Kerry L. McIver, Marsha Dowda, William H. Brown, Cheryl L. Addy
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Race Differences in Activity, Fitness, and BMI in Female Eighth Graders Categorized by Sports Participation Status, John R. Sirard, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Physical Activity and Neighborhood Resources in High School Girls, Russell R. Pate, Natalie Colabianchi, Dwayne E. Porter, Maria João C. A. Almeida, Felipe Lobelo, Marsha Dowda
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2007

Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Girls - Change from Middle to High School, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, John R. Sirard, Russell R. Pate
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Towards an understanding of salient neighborhood boundaries: adolescent reports of an easy walking distance and convenient driving distance, Natalie Colabianchi, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Dwayne E. Porter, Maria João C. A. Almeida, Russell R. Pate
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Associations among Physical Activity, Health Indicators, and Employment in 12th Grade Girls, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Rod K. Dishman, Russell R. Pate
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Long-Term Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention in High School Girls, Russell R. Pate, Ruth P. Saunders, Rod K. Dishman, Cheryl L. Addy, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward
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Enrollment in Physical Education Is Associated With Overall Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Russell R. Pate, Dianne S. Ward, Jennifer R. O'Neill, Marsha Dowda
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Agreement Between Student-Reported and Proxy-Reported Physical Activity Questionnaires, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate, James F. Sallis, Patty S. Freedson, Wendell C. Taylor, John R. Sirard, Stewart G. Trost
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Family support for physical activity in girls from 8th to 12th grade in South Carolina, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Russell R. Pate
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Change in Physical Activity Participation Among Adolescent Girls from 8th to 12th Grade, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Jennifer R. O'Neill, Dianne S. Ward
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2006

Goals and Intentions Mediate Efficacy Beliefs and Declining Physical Activity in High School Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Examining the link between program implementation and behavior outcomes in the lifestyle education for activity program (LEAP), Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Gwen A. Felton, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Validation and Calibration of an Accelerometer in Preschool Children, Russell R. Pate, Maria João C. A. Almeida, Kerry L. McIver, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels Among US Youth 12 to 19 Years of Age: Findings From the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Russell R. Pate, Chia-Yih Wang, Marsha Dowda, Stephen W. Farrell, Jennifer R. O'Neill
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Sport Participation and Physical Activity in Adolescent Females across a Four-Year Period, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Kerry L. McIver, John R. Sirard, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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Assessing Preschool Children's Physical Activity: The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Preschool Version, WIlliam H. Brown, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Kerry L. McIver, Marsha Dowda, Maria João C. A. Almeida, Russell R. Pate
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Physical Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Mediate Cross-Sectional Relations of Physical Activity and Sport Participation With Depression Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Derek P. Hales, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Gwen A. Felton, Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Physical Activity Correlates in Adolescent Girls Who Differ by Weight Status, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost, Gwen A. Felton, Rod K. Dishman, Russell R. Pate
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2005

Perceived physical environment and physical activity across one year among adolescent girls: self-efficacy as a possible mediator?, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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Promotion of Physical Activity Among High-School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Russell R. Pate, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Rod K. Dishman, Marsha Dowda
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Calibration and Evaluation of an Objective Measure of Physical Activity in Preschool Children, John R. Sirard, Stewart G. Trost, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Enjoyment Mediates Effects of a School-Based Physical-Activity Intervention, Rod K. Dishman, Robert W. Motl, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Promoting Physical Activity in Girls: A Case Study of One School's Success, Gwen A. Felton, Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Rod K. Dishman, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Comparison of Barriers Self-Efficacy and Perceived Behavioral Control for Explaining Physical Activity Across 1 Year Among Adolescent Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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2004

Physical Activity Among Children Attending Preschools, Russell R. Pate, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Stewart G. Trost, Paula Ziegler, Marsha Dowda
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Comparison of Social Variables for Understanding Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Ruth P. Saunders, Robert W. Motl, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Russell R. Pate
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Measuring Social Provisions for Physical Activity among Adolescent Black and White Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Influences of Preschool Policies and Practices on Children's Physical Activity, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate, Stewart G. Trost, Maria João C. A. Almeida, John R. Sirard
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Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls, Rod K. Dishman, Robert W. Motl, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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2003

Evaluating a Model of Parental Influence on Youth Physical Activity, Stewart G. Trost, James F. Sallis, Russell R. Pate, Patty S. Freedson, Wendell C. Taylor, Marsha Dowda
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Validation of a 3-Day Physical Activity Recall Instrument in Female Youth, Russell R. Pate, Rebecca Ross, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost, John R. Sirard
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Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children, Stewart G. Trost, John R. Sirard, Marsha Dowda, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Russell R. Pate
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2002

Activity Patterns and Correlates Among Youth: Differences By Weight Status, Wendell C. Taylor, James F. Sallis, Marsha Dowda, Patty S. Freedson, Karen Eason, Russell R. Pate
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Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity in White and African-American Girls, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, Gwen A. Felton, Ruth P. Saunders
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Examining Social-Cognitive Determinants of Intention and Physical Activity Among Black and White Adolescent Girls Using Structural Equation Modeling, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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Differences in Physical Activity Between Black and White Girls Living in Rural and Urban Areas, Gwen A. Felton, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, Rod K. Dishman, Stewart G. Trost, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate
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Compliance with Physical Activity Guidelines: Prevalence in a Population of Children and Youth, Russell R. Pate, Patty S. Freedson, James F. Sallis, Wendell C. Taylor, John R. Sirard, Stewart G. Trost, Marsha Dowda
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Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, James F. Sallis, Patty S. Freedson, Wendell C. Taylor, Marsha Dowda, John R. Sirard
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Correlates of Vigorous Physical Activity for Children in Grades 1 Through 12: Comparing Parent-Reported and Objectively Measured Physical Activity, James F. Sallis, Wendell C. Taylor, Marsha Dowda, Patty S. Freedson, Russell R. Pate
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Factorial Invariance and Latent Mean Structure of Questionnaires Measuring Social-Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity among Black and White Adolescent Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Robert W. Motl, Ruth P. Sauders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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2001

Measuring Enjoyment of Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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2000

Factorial Validity and Invariance of Questionnaires Measuring Social-Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity among Adolescent Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Stewart G. Trost, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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Sports Participation and Health-Related Behaviors Among US Youth, Russell R. Pate, Stewart G. Trost, Sarah Levin, Marsha Dowda
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Correlates of Physical Activity in Male and Female Youth, Timothy Bungum, Marsha Dowda, Anne T. Weston, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate
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1999

Tracking of Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Rural Youth, Russell R. Pate, Stewart G. Trost, Marsha Dowda, Alise E. Ott, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton
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Tracking of Avoidance of Alcohol Use and Smoking Behavior in a Fifth Grade Cohort over Three Years, Gwen A. Felton, Mary Ann Parsons, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost
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Correlates of Physical Activity among African-American and Caucasian Female Adolescents, Timothy Bungum, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Murray Vincent
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1998

Health Risk Behaviors of Rural Sixth Graders, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate, Mary Ann Parsons, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Stewart G. Trost, Marsha Dowda
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Cigarette Smoking Experimentation Among Rural Fifth Grade Students, Robert F. Valois, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost, Martin C. Weinrich, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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1997

Development of Questionnaires to Measure Psychosocial Influences on Children's Phyiscal Activity, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Gwen A. Felton, Marsha Dowda, Martin C. Weinrich, Dianne S. Ward, Mary Ann Parsons, Tom Baranowski
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A Prospective Study of the Determinants of Physical Activity in Rural Fifth-Grade Children, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton
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1996

Factors Affecting Fibrinolytic Potential: Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Composition, and Lipoprotein(a), Linda M. Szymanski, J. Larry Durstine, Paul G. Davis, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Associations between Physical Activity and Other Health Behaviors in a Representative Sample of US Adolescents, Russell R. Pate, Gregory W. Heath, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost
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Factors Affecting Fibrinolytic Potential: Cardiovascular Fitness, Body Composition, and Lipoprotein(a), Linda M. Szymanski, J. Larry Durstine, Paul G. Davis, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Tracking of physical activity in young children, Russell R. Pate, Tom Baranowski, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost
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1991

A Comparison of Questionnaire and Physiological Data in Predicting Future Chronic Disease Risk Factor Status in an Employee Population, Linda Szymanski, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Steven N. Blair, Henry G. Howe Jr., Gwynne Parker, Aaron Blair
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1990

Associations Between Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in American Children, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, James G. Ross
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