South Asians, physical exercise and heart disease

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 607-609

  Zaman, M Justin S ^a,b   Jemni, Monèm ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79952814125     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.214908     Document Type: Editorial

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