Healthy living and risk of major chronic diseases in an older population

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-209

  Gopinath, Bamini ^a   Rochtchina, Elena ^a   Flood, Victoria M ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; STROKE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEOPLASMS; STROKE;

EID: 75749151289     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.500     Document Type: Letter

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