Exercise in older women: Motives for participation

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-127

  Kirkby, Robert J ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^b   Habel, Kathleen ^b   Adams, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033463808     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069908257440     Document Type: Article

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