The impact of excluding non-leisure energy expenditure on the relation between physical activity and mortality in women

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 632-635

  Weller, Iris ^a   Corey, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Cardiovascular disease; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Physical activity; Stroke; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031671202     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199811000-00012     Document Type: Article

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