Exercise and blood pressure: Applying findings from the laboratory to the community setting

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 868-871

  Cox, Kay L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Blood pressure; Exercise; Intensity; Lifestyle; Overweight; Swimming; Walking

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; WALKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; SWIMMING; WALKING;

EID: 33747061284     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2006.04456.x     Document Type: Article

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