Physical activity and mortality in postmenopausal women

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1287-1292

  Kushi, Lawrence H ^a   Fee, Rebecca M ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^a   Mink, Pamela J ^a   Anderson, Kristin E ^a   Sellers, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030956634     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.16.1287     Document Type: Article

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