Personality traits and adherence to physical activity in patients attending a primary health centre

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 539-547

  Burgos Garrido, Emilia ^a   Gurpegui, Manuel ^a   Jurado, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adherence; Personality traits; Physical activity; Survey descriptive study

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052091054     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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