Physical activity and exercise in women's health

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 181-193

  Belza, Basia ^a   Warms, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLON CANCER; COLON TUMOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MODEL; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 2442611933     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2003.11.011     Document Type: Review

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