Metabolic syndrome and physical activity in southern Brazilian community-dwelling elderly people

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1372-1373

  Dalacorte, Roberta R ^a   Reichert, César ^b   Vieira, José L ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY; DEATH; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 48449106561     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01750.x     Document Type: Letter

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