The potential role of physical activity in the prevention of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: The epidemiological evidence

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 121-143

  Kriska, Andrea M ^a   Blair, Steven N ^a   Pereira, Mark A ^a  

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ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0028249408     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: 15383008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00003677-199401000-00007     Document Type: Article

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