Relationship of leisure-time physical activity and mortality: The Finnish Twin Cohort

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 440-444

  Kujala, Urho M ^a,d   Kaprio, Jaakko ^b   Sarna, Seppo ^b   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d Toolo Sports Hall   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FINLAND; FITNESS; GENETIC SELECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; LEISURE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032506959     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.6.440     Document Type: Article

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