Associations of physical activity with self-rated health and well-being in middle-aged Finnish men

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 190-196

  Engberg, Elina ^a   Liira, Helena ^b   From, Svetlana ^b   Pitkälä, Kaisu ^b   Kukkonen Harjula, Katriina ^c   Kautiainen, Hannu ^b   Tikkanen, Heikki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Finland; health; middle aged men; physical activity; self rated health; well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 84924988225     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494814561820     Document Type: Article

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