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Cancer prevention as a source of exercise motivation: An experimental test using protection motivation theory

K. S. Courneya University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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L.-A. M. Hellsten University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Pages 59-64 | Published online: 19 Aug 2010

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