Physical activity decreases diverticular complications

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1221-1230

  Strate, Lisa L ^a,b   Liu, Yan L ^c   Aldoori, Walid H ^d   Giovannucci, Edward L ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Wyeth Consumer Healthcare   (Canada)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; FITNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; EXERCISE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 66949171777     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.121     Document Type: Article

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