Physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and the primary components of blood viscosity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 353-358

  Carroll, Sean ^a   Cooke, Carlton B ^a   Butterly, Ronald J ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haematocrit; Ischaemic heart disease; Maximum oxygen consumption; Nonsmoking; Plasma viscosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FITNESS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0033974850     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200002000-00014     Document Type: Article

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