Benefits of Exercise for the Quality of Life of Drug-Dependent Patients

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 409-416

  Giménez Meseguer, Jorge ^a   Tortosa Martínez, Juan ^a   Remedios Fernández Valenciano, María de los ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

drug abuse; mixed methods; physical activity; quality of life; recovery process

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

AGILITY; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAPSE; SELF ESTEEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WALKING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADDICTION; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84949623145     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2015.1102991     Document Type: Article

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