Physical activity and incidence of coronary heart disease in middle- aged women and men

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 901-909

  Folsom, Aaron R ^a   Arnett, Donna K ^b   Hutchinson, Richard G ^b   Liao, Fangzi ^b   Clegg, Limin X ^b   Cooper, Lawton S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Exertion; Leisure time physical activity; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 0030740935     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199707000-00009     Document Type: Article

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