Strategies to Promote Physical Activity During Pregnancy

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-50

  Pearce, Emily E ^a   Evenson, Kelly R ^a   Downs, Danielle Symons ^b   Steckler, Allan ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; intervention; physical activity; pregnancy; randomized control trial; review; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872716359     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827612446416     Document Type: Review

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