The association between physical fitness and diagnosed chronic disease in health maintenance organization members

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 300-306

  Pronk, Nicolaas P ^a   Boyle, Raymond B ^a   O'Connor, Patrick J ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Disease; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; Health Maintenance Organization; Heart Disease; Hypertension; Physical Fitness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0032463829     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.5.300     Document Type: Article

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