Seasonal covariation in physical fitness and blood pressure at rest and during exercise in healthy middle-aged men

Blood Pressure

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 269-273

  Mundal, R ^b   Kjeldsen, S E ^a   Sandvik, L ^b   Erikssen, G ^b   Thaulow, E ^b   Erikssen, J ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular epidemiology; Cardiovascular mortality; Exercise blood pressure; Exercise testing; Hypertension; Physical fitness; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0030862552     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037059709062081     Document Type: Article

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