The effect of a low impact exercise training programme on the well-being of Greek postpartum women: A randomised controlled trial

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-38

  Zourladani, Athanasia ^a   Tsaloglidou, Areti ^b   Tzetzis, George ^a   Tsorbatzoudis, Charalambos ^a   Matziari, Chrysoula ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body weight; Infant feeding method; Muscle strengthening exercise; Physical well being; Psychosocial well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955374918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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