The relationship between levels of physical activity and the experience of stress and physical distress symptoms;La Relación entre Niveles de la Actividad Física y la Experiencia de Estrés y de Síntomas de Malestar Físico

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-322

  Remor, Eduardo ^a   Rueda, M Carmen Pérez Llantada ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health; Physical activity; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954236798     PISSN: 00349690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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