Activity level and risk of overweight in male health professionals

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-30

  Ching, Pamela L Y H ^a,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,b   Rimm, Eric B ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b   Gortmaker, Steven L ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030071863     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.1.25     Document Type: Article

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