Participation in leisure time physical activity by public servants in Ekiti state, Nigeria

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-260

  Akindutire, Olusola Isaac ^a   Adegboyega, Afolayan Joseph ^a  

^a EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Inactivity; Leisure time; Participation; Physical activity; Public servant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864463530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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