Positive affect, exercise and self-reported health in blue-collar women

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 199-207

  Kelsey, Kristine Susan ^a,d   DeVellis, Brenda McEvoy ^a   Begum, Munni ^b   Belton, Leigh ^a   Hooten, Elizabeth Gerken ^a   Campbell, Marci Kramish ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Exercise; Health behaviors; Positive affect; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645301839     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.2.9     Document Type: Article

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