Physical activity and coronary heart disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7448, 2004, Pages 1089-1090

  Batty, G David ^a   Lee, I Min ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEART PROTECTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE; HUMANS;

EID: 2342513326     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1089     Document Type: Editorial

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