The Positive Effects of a Combined Program of Creative Dance and BrainDance on Health-Related Ouality of Life as Perceived by Primary School Students

• Authors: Olga Theocharidou , Georgios Lykesas , Ioannis Giossos , Dimitrios Chatzopoulos , Maria Koutsouba
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

creative dance; BrainDance; health-related quality of life; primary education

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 79
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 42-52

Contributors

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Olga Theocharidou

• School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Georgios Lykesas

• School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Ioannis Giossos

• School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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Dimitrios Chatzopoulos

• School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Maria Koutsouba

• School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/pcssr-2018-0019