Exercise: A walk in the park?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 797-798

  Levine, James A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; JOINT FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLIC DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRENGTH; SWEATING; WALKING;

EID: 34347348019     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/82.7.797     Document Type: Editorial

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