Physical activity and cardiovascular disease in Japan: The Jichi medical school cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-230

  Shibata, Yosuke ^a   Hayasaka, Shinya ^a   Yamada, Tomoyo ^a   Goto, Yasuaki ^b   Ojima, Toshiyuki ^a   Ishikawa, Shizukiyo ^c   Kayaba, Kazunori ^d   Gotoh, Tadao ^c   Nakamura, Yosikazu ^c  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Japan Research Institute   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cohort studies; Japan; Motor activity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; STROKE;

EID: 77953698176     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20090051     Document Type: Article

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