Association between self-reported leisure-time physical activity and measures of cardiorespiratory fitness in an elderly population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 921-931

  Tager, Ira B ^a,b,c   Hollenberg, Milton ^a,b,c   Satariano, William A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise test; Life style; Physical fitness; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0032523824     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009382     Document Type: Article

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