Influences of cardiorespiratory fitness and other precursors on cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in men and women

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-210

  Blair, Steven N ^a   Kampert, James B ^a   Kohl III, Harold W ^c   Barlow, Carolyn E ^a   Macera, Caroline A ^d   Paffenbarger, Ralph S ^e   Gibbons, Larry W ^b  

^a Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications   (United States)

^b Copper Clinic ^*  (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SITTING; SMOKING;

EID: 0030056083     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.3.205     Document Type: Article

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