Stress Reactivity in Fire Fighters: An Exercise Intervention

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 235-246

  Throne, Laurie C ^a   Bartholomew, John B ^a,b   Craig, Jill ^b   Farrar, Roger P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b 222 Bellmont Hall ^*

Author keywords

Anxiety; Exercise; Fire fighters; Mean arterial pressure; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034552484     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009574428627     Document Type: Article

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