Exercise in the treatment of clinical anxiety in general practice - A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Aylett, Elizabeth ^a   Small, Nicola ^b   Bower, Peter ^b  

^a Thaxted Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Exercise; General practice; Jogging; Meta analysis; Mood; Panic; Physical activity; Randomised controlled trials; Review; Social phobia; Treatment; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; CONTROL GROUP; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONTROL GROUPS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 85050070381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3313-5     Document Type: Review

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