Assessment of physical activity in an outpatient obesity clinic in southern Italy: Results from a standardized questionnaire

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 168-173

  Finelli, Carmine ^a   Gallipoli, Paolo ^a   Celentano, Egidio ^a   Cacace, Giovanna ^a   Saldalamacchia, Gennaro ^a   De Caprio, Carmela ^a   Contaldo, Franco ^a   Pasanisi, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

HDL cholesterol; Heart rate; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646065314     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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