Health or happiness? what is the impact of physical activity on the individual?

Kyklos

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-270

  Rasciute, Simona ^a   Downward, Paul ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 77954354240     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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