Exercise psychology: A view from Europe

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 410-419

  Biddle, Stuart J H ^a   Fuchs, Reinhard ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Correlates; Interventions; Physical activity; Sedentary behaviour; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349123367     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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