The relation of physical activity to risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 417-425

  Leitzmann, Michael F ^a   Giovannucci, Edward L ^b   Rimm, Eric B ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^b   Wing, Alvin L ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GALLSTONE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SITTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032521327     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-6-199803150-00001     Document Type: Article

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