Physical fitness matters more than physical activity in controlling cardiovascular disease risk factors

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 677-683

  Sassen, Barbara ^a   Cornelissen, Véronique A ^c   Kiers, Henri ^a   Wittink, Harriet ^a   Kok, Gerjo ^b   Vanhees, Luc ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Cardiovascular Diseases ^*  (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 74249083840     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3283312e94     Document Type: Article

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