A prospective study of walking as compared with vigorous exercise in the prevention of coronary heart disease in women

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 650-658

  Manson, JoAnn E ^a,c   Hu, Frank B ^b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^d   Colditz, Graham A ^a,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b,c   Willett, Walter C ^a,b,c   Speizer, Frank E ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,c,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; WALKING;

EID: 0033606924     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199908263410904     Document Type: Article

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