An investigation of exercise and the placebo effect

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-268

  Stanforth, Dixie ^a   Steinhardt, Mary ^a   Mackert, Michael ^a   Stanforth, Philip R ^a   Gloria, Christian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Mind set; Placebo; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957975835     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.35.3.1     Document Type: Article

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