Physical activity and health: Metabolic and cardiovascular issues

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 50-64

  Vuori, Ilkka ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Claudication; Coronary heart disease; Exercise; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Stroke; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34248680497     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190701395887     Document Type: Review

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