Determinants of active leisure for women with young children - An "ethic of care" prevails

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 405-420

  Miller, Yvette D ^a   Brown, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leisure; Motherhood; Physical activity; Women

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WOMENS STATUS; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 27144456502     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400500227308     Document Type: Article

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