Physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged and older women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 408-416

  Sesso, Howard D ^a,b   Paffenbarger, Ralph S ^a,c   Ha, Tina ^a   Lee, I Min ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Exercise; Physical fitness; Prospective studies; Risk factors; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033567112     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010020     Document Type: Article

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