From Their Perspective: A Qualitative Examination of Physical Activity and Sport Programming for Working Mothers

Sport Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-48

  Dixon, Marlene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Programming; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949113845     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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