The college experience: Physical activity, nutrition, and implications for intervention and future research

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-35

  Ferrara, Cynthia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Diet; Exercise; Obesity risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049136912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10979751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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