A mail survey of physical activity habits as related to measured physical fitness

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1228-1239

  Kohl, Harold W ^a   Blair, Steven N ^a   Paffenbarger, Ralph S ^b   Macera, Caroline A ^c   Kronenfeld, Jennie J ^c  

^a Institute for Aerobics Research ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exertion; Health surveys; Physical fitness; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; EXERTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023920260     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114915     Document Type: Article

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