Impact of physical activity on psychological distress: A prospective analysis of an Australian national sample

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2014, Pages e91-e97

  Perales, Francisco ^a   Del Pozo Cruz, Jesus ^b   Del Pozo Cruz, Borja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84911172024     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302169     Document Type: Review

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