Physical activity and cardiovascular health: Lessons learned from epidemiological studies across age, Gender, and race/ethnicity

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 743-752

  Shiroma, Eric J ^a,b   Lee, I Min ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING;

AGE FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77955953923     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.914721     Document Type: Review

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