Turning Back the Clock: Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 598-603

  King, Dana E ^a   Mainous III, Arch G ^a   Geesey, Mark E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular; Diet; Exercise; Healthy habits; Healthy lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE TEST; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250815649     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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