International perspectives: The influence of gender on lifetime physical activity participation

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-14

  Ransdell, Lynda B ^a   Vener, Jamie M ^b   Sell, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Utah Valley State College 800 W   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WALKING;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0442295197     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312400105     Document Type: Review

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