Association between walking distance and percentiles of body mass index in older and younger men

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 352-356

  Williams, Paul T ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; MEAT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

EID: 43949099652     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.041822     Document Type: Article

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