A cross-sectional investigation of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms and health-behavior participation in Australian university students

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 134-142

  Lovell, Geoff P ^a   Nash, Kim ^a   Sharman, Rachael ^a   Lane, Ben R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Health behavior; Mental health; Stress; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924613526     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12147     Document Type: Article

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