When more is better: Number of motives and reasons for quitting as correlates of physical activity in women

Health Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 525-537

  Anderson, Cheryl B ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TEXAS;

EID: 0141998852     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyf041     Document Type: Article

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