Health-related quality of life in Iranian women with different levels of physical activity

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-207

  Farid, Maliheh ^a   Dabiran, Soheila ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Physical activity; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876510721     PISSN: 2008000X     EISSN: 20087209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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