Physical activity and psychological well-being: Knowledge base, current issues, and caveats

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue 4 II, 1996, Pages

  Gauvin, Lise ^a   Spence, John C ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF ESTEEM; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030016661     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1996.tb03899.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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