Practices and perceptions of physical activity in urban, employed, middle-class Indians

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-306

  Vaz, M ^a   Bharathi, A V ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034185105     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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