Exercise is linked to reductions in anxiety but not premenstrual syndrome in women with prospectively-assessed symptoms

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-222

  Kirkby, R J ^a   Lindner, H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031897906     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548509808402237     Document Type: Article

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