Effect of the physical activities in leisure time and commuting to work on mental health

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-52

  Ohta, Masanori ^a,e   Mizoue, Tetsuya ^b   Mishima, Norio ^c   Ikeda, Masaharu ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ikemi Memorial Clinic of Mind Body Medicine   (Japan)

^d Kitakyushu Tsuyazaki Hospital   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commuting to work; GHQ; Mental health; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33847631695     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.49.46     Document Type: Article

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