Do physical leisure time activities prevent fatigue? A 15 month prospective study of nurses' aides

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-336

  Eriksen, W ^a   Bruusgaard, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES' AIDES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942574276     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.004390     Document Type: Article

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