Depressed mood but not fatigue mediate the relationship between physical activity and perceived stress in middle-aged women.

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Published in Maturitas on September 24, 2009

Authors

Steriani Elavsky1, Carol H Gold

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, USA. elavsky@psu.edu

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