Physical activity and incidence of hypertension in college alumni

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 245-257

  Paffenbarger, Ralph S ^b   Wing, Alvin L ^b   Hyde, Robert T ^b   Jung, Dexter L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body height; Body weight; Exercise; Obesity; Physical; Physical fitness; Sports

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; NORMAL HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; STUDENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EXERTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0020534941     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113537     Document Type: Article

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