Predictors of exercise program participatíon in older women

Psychology and Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-552

  Paxton, Susan J ^a   Browning, Colette J ^b   O'Connell, Genevieve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Older females; Predictors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031512774     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449708406730     Document Type: Article

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