Physical activity, physical fitness and longevity

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 2-11

  Lee, I M ^a,b,d   Paffenbarger Jr , R S ^b,c   Hennekens, C H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; longevity; mortality; physical activity; physical fitness

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030990320     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03340123     Document Type: Review

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