Leisure time physical activity in australian women: Relationship with well being and symptoms

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 206-216

  Brown, Wendy J ^a   Mishra, Gita ^b   Lee, Christina ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Exercise; Morbidity; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034263775     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2000.10608901     Document Type: Article

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