Where does fitness fit in?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 517-519

  Kraus, William E ^a   Douglas, Pamela S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FITNESS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NOTE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23044472492     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058132     Document Type: Editorial

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