Leisure Time Physical Activity and Disease-Specific Mortality among Men with Chronic Bronchitis: Evidence from the Whitehall Study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 817-821

  Batty, G David ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^b   Marmot, Michael G ^b   Davey Smith, George ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GOVERNMENT; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONDON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038317590     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.5.817     Document Type: Article

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