Mass community cycling events: Who participates and is their behaviour influenced by participation?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bowles, Heather R ^a   Rissel, Chris ^a   Bauman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLE; COMPETENCE; CYCLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 34547853724     PISSN: 14795868     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-3-39     Document Type: Article

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