The effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms among patients: A systematic review

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 321-331

  Herring, Matthew P ^a   O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Dishman, Rodney K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949909320     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.530     Document Type: Review

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