Primary and secondary barriers to physically active healthy lifestyles for adults with learning disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 409-419

  Messent, P R ^a,b   Cooke, Carlton B ^c   Long, Jonathon ^c  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Barking and Havering Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RESPONSIBILITY; STAFF;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE;

EID: 0032851761     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382899297396     Document Type: Article

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