A single weekly bout of exercise may reduce cardiovascular mortality: How little pain for cardiac gain? ‘The HUNT study, Norway’

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 798-804

  Wislã¸ff, Ulrik ^a,c   Nilsen, Tom I L ^b   Drã¸yvold, Wenche B ^b   Mã¸rkved, Siv ^b   Slã¸rdahl, Stig A ^a   Vatten, Lars J ^b  

^a Departments of Circulation and Medical Imaging   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

aerobic capacity; cardiovascular mortality; exercise intensity; training volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NORWAY; RISK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748542797     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000216548.84560.ac     Document Type: Article

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