Long-term association between leisure-time physical activity and changes in happiness: Analysis of the prospective National Population Health Survey

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1095-1100

  Wang, Feng ^a   Orpana, Heather M ^a,b   Morrison, Howard ^a   De Groh, Margaret ^a   Dai, Sulan ^a   Luo, Wei ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

happiness; longitudinal; physical activity

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; HEALTH SURVEY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

ADULT; CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84871202560     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws199     Document Type: Review

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