Exercise for women in the early postmenopausal years

Journal of the British Menopause Society

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 126-127

  Brockie, Janet ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Cardiovascular disease; Exercise musculoskeletal health; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; OSTEOLYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RISK REDUCTION; SPORT;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33748875046     PISSN: 13621807     EISSN: 13621807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/136218006778234039     Document Type: Article

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