An economic analysis of participation and time spent in physical activity

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Humphreys, Brad R ^a   Ruseski, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

household production; physical activity; time allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052542084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2522     Document Type: Article

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