Exploring the covariates of sport participation for health: an analysis of males and females in England

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-76

  Downward, Paul ^a   Rasciute, Simona ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health enhancing physical activity; sport participation; ZIOP model

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPORTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84919845014     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.924056     Document Type: Article

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