Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease

Seminars in Vascular Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-266

  Goya Wannamethee, S ^a   Gerald Shaper, A ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; coronary heart disease; physical activity; prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 4744373765     PISSN: 15289648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35400     Document Type: Article

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