Not enough time? Individual and environmental implications for workplace physical activity programming among women with and without young children

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-281

  Tavares, Leonor S ^a   Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 41149118966     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330701880911     Document Type: Article

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