Health, Exercise, and Well-Being: The Experiences of Midlife Women from Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-144

  Wray, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic diversity; Exercise; Health and well being; Health promotion; Midlife women

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249142082     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.8700100     Document Type: Article

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