Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in postmenopausal women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 893-898

  Haddock, Bryan L ^a   Hopp, Helen P ^b   Mason, Jenifer J ^b   Blix, Glen ^b   Blair, Steven N ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Estrogen; Fibrinogen; Hormone replacement; Progestin

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; POSTMENOPAUSE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031778286     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199806000-00018     Document Type: Article

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