Physical activity for primary and secondary prevention. Position paper of the Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology of the European Society of Cardiology

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 319-327

  Giannuzzi, P ^a   Mezzani, A ^a   Saner, H ^b   BjafArnstad H ^c   Fioretti, P ^d   Mendes, M ^e   Cohen Solal, A ^f   Dugmore, L ^g   Hambrecht, R ^h   Hellemans, I ⁱ   Mcgee, H ^j   Perk, J ^k   Vanhees, L ^l   Veress, G ^m  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Cardiology Department   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

^f Service de Cardiologie   (France)

^g Ait Research   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

ⁱ ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^k Oskarshamns Hospital   (Sweden)

^l UZLeuven   (Belgium)

^m State Hospital for Cardiology Hungary   (Hungary)

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Author keywords

exercise; physical activity; physical fitness; primary prevention; secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FITNESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SITTING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0345763220     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000086303.28200.50     Document Type: Article

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