The importance of continued exercise participation in quality of life and psychological well-being in previously inactive postmenopausal women: A pilot study

Menopause

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-567

  Asbury, Elizabeth A ^a   Chandrruangphen, Pornpat ^b   Collins, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Postmenopausal women; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WELLBEING;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746051279     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000196812.96128.e8     Document Type: Article

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