The prevalence of physical activity maintenance in a sample of university students: A longitudinal study

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-42

  Irwin, Jennifer D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548190560     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.1.37-42     Document Type: Article

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