Health behaviors and endothelial function

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-21

  Gordon, Jennifer L ^a,b   Lavoie, Kim L ^a,c,d   Arsenault, André ^a   Ditto, Blaine ^b   Bacon, Simon L ^a,c,e  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Endothelial function; Obesity; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 41849130257     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9129-0     Document Type: Article

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