Physical activity and depressive symptoms among Norwegian adults Aged 20-50

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 536-545

  Augestad, Liv Berit ^a   Slettemoen, Ragnhild Prytz ^a   Flanders, William Dana ^a,b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exercise; Fitness; HADS D; Inactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249150523     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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