Controlled trial of a minimal-intervention exercise program for middle-aged working women

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-374

  Lee, Christina ^a   White, Saxon W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Minimal intervention; Primary prevention; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031506965     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406713     Document Type: Article

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