Barriers to exercise in younger and older non-exereising adult women: A cross sectional study in London, United Kingdom

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1443-1455

  Ansari, Walid El ^a   Lovell, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child care; Exercise barriers; Obesity; Physical activity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67649214433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6041443     Document Type: Article

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