Personal health benefits of Masters athletics competition

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 35-40

  Shephard, R J ^a   Kavanagh, T ^a   Mertens, D J ^a   Qureshi, S ^a   Clark, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiovascular health; cigarette smoking; health behaviour; immune function; injuries; lifestyle; Masters competition; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CANADA; CAR DRIVING; CLOTHING; COMPETITION; COST; ENDURANCE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEATBELT; SENESCENCE; SLEEP PATTERN; SMOKING CESSATION; TRAINING; TRAVEL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SPORTS;

EID: 0028913078     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.29.1.35     Document Type: Article

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