Physical activity patterns in recent college alumni

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 200-205

  Sparling, Phillip B ^a   Snow, Teresa K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health behaviors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036616913     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2002.10609009     Document Type: Article

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