Reasons attributed to omitting exercising: A population-based study

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-23

  Netz, Yael ^a   Zeev, Aviva ^a   Arnon, Michal ^a   Tenenbaum, Gershon ^b  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Attributes; Barriers; Exercise; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 60249095199     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2008.9671851     Document Type: Article

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