Body image and physical activity. A survey among Norwegian men and women

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-365

  Loland, Nina Waaler ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body image; Norwegian men and women; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032186479     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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