Reduced cardiovascular mortality risk in male smokers who are physically active: Results from a 25-year follow-up of the prospective population study men born in 1914

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 893-899

  Hedblad, Bo ^a   Ögren, Mats ^a   Isacsson, Sven Olof ^a   Janzon, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031403351     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.8.893     Document Type: Article

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