Gender in the Gym: Evaluation Concerns as Barriers to Women’s Weight Lifting
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sex Roles
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0360-0025,1573-2762
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-010-9800-8