Baseline and previous physical activity in relation to mortality in elderly men: The Zutphen Elderly Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1289-1296

  Bijnen, Fransje C H ^a,b   Feskens, Edith J M ^a   Caspersen, Carl J ^c   Nagelkerke, Nico ^a   Mosterd, Willem L ^b   Kromhout, Daan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Cohort studies; Exercise; Men; Mortality; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING;

EID: 0033573334     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009960     Document Type: Article

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