Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of hypertension in the obese

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 11 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Fagard, Robert H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aerobic power; Blood pressure; BMI; Body fat; Diet; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY FAT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRAINING;

EID: 0032754933     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199911001-00022     Document Type: Article

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