The effect of a home-based walking program on risk factors for coronary heart disease in hypercholesterolaemic men. A randomized controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 545-551

  Coghill, Nikki ^a   Cooper, Ashley R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Hypercholesterolaemia; Lipids; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Walking

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOME; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 51749125700     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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