Preventing coronary heart disease: The role of physical activity

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 37-52

  Lee, I Min ^a,b,d   Paffenbarger Jr , Ralph S ^b,c   Thompson, Paul D ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; WALKING;

EID: 0035128699     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2001.02.366     Document Type: Review

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