Psychological distress, depression, anxiety, stress, and exercise in Australian and New Zealand mothers: A cross-sectional survey

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-48

  Lovell, Geoff P ^a   Huntsman, Angela ^b   Hedley Ward, Jodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b The Australian Institute of Human Development   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Australia; Exercise; Mothers; New Zealand; Psychological distress; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924587988     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12128     Document Type: Article

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