Early physical activity promotes lower prevalence of chronic diseases in adulthood

Hypertension Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 926-931

  Fernandes, Rmulo A ^a   Zanesco, Angelina ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; diabetes; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956412081     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.106     Document Type: Article

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