The relationships between stress, health, and physically active leisure as a function of life-cycle

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-275

  Zuzanek, Jiri ^a   Robinson, John P ^b   Iwasaki, Yoshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Leisure; Life cycle; Physical activity; Stress

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032439326     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490409809512286     Document Type: Article

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