A 6-month investigation of exercise adoption from the contemplation stage of the transtheoretical model

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-101

  Gorely, Trish ^a   Bruce, David ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0034287970     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1469-0292(00)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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