Exercise and blood pressure: Walk, run or swim?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 567-569

  Jennings, Garry L R ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Lifestyle; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CYCLING; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SHORT SURVEY; SUPINE POSITION; SWIMMING; WALKING;

EID: 0030979758     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715060-00001     Document Type: Short Survey

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