Exercise or relaxation? Which is more effective in improving the emotional state of pregnant women?

Human Movement

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-174

  Guszkowska, Monika ^a   Sempolska, Katarzyna ^a   Zaremba, Agnieszka ^a   Langwald, Marta ^a  

^a JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

emotions; exercise; pregnancy; relaxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880890850     PISSN: 17323991     EISSN: 18991955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/humo-2013-0020     Document Type: Article

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