Physical activity and coronary heart disease in men: The Harvard Alumni Health Study

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 975-980

  Sesso, Howard D ^a,b   Paffenbarger Jr , Ralph S ^a,c   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

Coronary disease; Epidemiology; Exercise; Men; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034730069     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.9.975     Document Type: Article

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