Physical exercise intervention in depressive disorders: Meta-analysis and systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-272

  Josefsson, T ^a,b   Lindwall, M ^b   Archer, T ^b,c  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Exercise; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Review

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STATISTICS;

DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; META-ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896405528     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12050     Document Type: Review

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