Physical activity and cause-specific mortality in the Whitehall study

Public Health

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 308-315

  Smith, G Davey ^a   Shipley, M J ^b   Batty, G D ^c   Morris, J N ^c   Marmot, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Coronary heart disease; Exercise; Mortality; Physical activity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

EID: 0033820727     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ph.1900675     Document Type: Article

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