The effect of walking on fitness, fatness and resting blood pressure: A meta-analysis of randomised, controlled trials

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 377-385

  Murphy, Marie H ^a   Nevill, Alan M ^b   Murtagh, Elaine M ^a   Holder, Roger L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular risk; Fatness; Fitness; Meta analysis; Walking

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FITNESS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SITTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WALKING;

EID: 34247577253     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.12.008     Document Type: Review

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