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Uptake and Participation in Physical Activity Referral Schemes in the UK: An Investigation of Patients Referred with Mental Health Problems

, Bsc (Hons), PhD, , BA, MSc, PhD, CPsychol, , BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, , BSc (Hons), MSc & , BSc, PhD
Pages 1088-1097 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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