Impact of cardiovascular fitness and physical activity level on health outcomes in older persons

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-267

  Dionne, Isabelle J ^a   Ades, Philip A ^b   Poehlman, Eric T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular diseases; Exercise

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037343197     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(02)00193-8     Document Type: Article

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