Walking program maintenance in women with elevated serum cholesterol

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-31

  Ready, A Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a Human Performance Research Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONTROL; SOCIALIZATION; WALKING;

EID: 0029957107     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: 19404026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.1996.9933762     Document Type: Article

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