Physical activity, physical fitness and the incidence of hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-267

  Fagard, Robert H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING;

EID: 14044264243     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200502000-00005     Document Type: Editorial

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