Physical activity preferences, preferred sources of assistance, and perceived barriers to increased activity among physically inactive Australians

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Booth, Michael L ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^b   Owen, Neville ^c   Gore, Christopher J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Australian Sports Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

exercise, physical; health behavior; health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030897781     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1996.9982     Document Type: Article

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