LET'S GET PHYSICAL: A CONTEMPORARY REVIEW OF THE ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS OF EXERCISE FOR ANXIETY AND ITS DISORDERS: Review: Exercise and Anxiety Reduction

Asmundson, Gordon J. G., Fetzner, Mathew G., DeBoer, Lindsey B., Powers, Mark B., Otto, Michael W., Smits, Jasper A. J.·2013·Depression and Anxiety

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