Low physical activity and mortality in women: Baseline lifestyle and health as alternative explanations

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 480-487

  Carlsson, Sofia ^a   Andersson, Tomas ^a   Ahlbom, Anders ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bias; confounding; epidemiology; physical activity; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIET; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33748993681     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600551293     Document Type: Article

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