Physical activity and stroke. A meta-analysis of observational data

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 787-798

  Wendel Vos, G C Wanda ^a,b   Schuit, A J ^a   Feskens, E J M ^a   Boshuizen, H C ^a   Verschuren, W M M ^d   Saris, W H M ^c   Kromhout, D ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Haemorrhagic; Heterogeneity; Ischaemic; Meta analysis; Physical activity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 4644308718     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh168     Document Type: Article

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