A brief report of attitudes towards physical activity during pregnancy

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Doran, Frances ^a   O'Brien, Anthony P ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN;

EID: 34547850462     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he07155     Document Type: Article

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