Physical exercises can reduce anxiety and improve quality of life among adults with intellectual disability

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-85

  Carmeli, Eli ^a   Barak, Sharon ^b   Morad, Mohammed ^c   Kodesh, Einat ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Intellectual disability; Physical exercise; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249109470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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