The influence of marianismo beliefs on physical activity of mid-life immigrant Latinas: A Photovoice study

Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-249

  D'Alonzo, Karen T ^a   Sharma, Manoj ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture circles; Ethnography; Latinas; Photovoice; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054955130     PISSN: 19398441     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19398441.2010.488031     Document Type: Article

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