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Barriers and Facilitators for Participation in Physical Activity in the Transgender Population: A Systematic Review

Physical Activity and Health
Volume 6 (2022): Issue 1
By: Jay Holder,  Jacqueline Morris and  Mark Spreckley  
Open Access
|Aug 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.190 | Journal eISSN: 2515-2270
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 15, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 9, 2022
Published on: Aug 17, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
LGBTQ,
transgender,
exercise,
fitness,
public health

© 2022 Jay Holder, Jacqueline Morris, Mark Spreckley, published by Ubiquity Press
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