Factors associated with the stages of change for dog walking among Japanese dog owners

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-131

  Oka, Koichiro ^a   Shibata, Ai ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Correlates; Health promotion; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872182052     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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