Physical exercise and depression

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 261-268

  Eriksson, Sebastian ^a   Gard, Gunvor ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Major depression; Physical exercise; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885108676     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X11Y.0000000026     Document Type: Article

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