Physical activity reduces symptoms of anxiety, but further research is needed to determine a preventative effect

Shaminder Singh¹, Lin Yang^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada shasingh@ucalgary.ca.
² Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Control Alberta, AHS, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Oncology, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Comment

Shaminder Singh et al. Evid Based Nurs. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;24(1):9.

doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103219. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

Shaminder Singh¹, Lin Yang^{2

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4}

¹ Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada shasingh@ucalgary.ca.
² Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
³ Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Control Alberta, AHS, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁴ Department of Oncology, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: anxiety disorders; preventive medicine; public health; risk management.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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