Physical activity: The missing prescription

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-86

  Myers, Jonathan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING;

AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 17644407694     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000161884.01893.ba     Document Type: Editorial

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