Effects of exercise training on anxiety: A meta-analysis

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 167-189

  Long, Bonita C ^a   Van Stavel, Rosemary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b St Paid’s Hospital ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 0001611679     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413209508406963     Document Type: Article

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