Body-image attitudes among male marathon runners: A controlled comparative study

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-236

  Huddy, D Craig ^b   Cash, Thomas F ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body image; Marathon runner; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031190764     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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