Age, gender, and fitness club membership: Factors related to initial involvement and sustained participation

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-35

  Mullen, Sean P ^a   Whaley, Diane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental differences; Retention; Structured exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953669980     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2010.9671931     Document Type: Article

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