Exercise during military training improves cardiovascular risk factors in young men

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 489-495

  Cederberg, Henna ^a   Mikkola, Ilona ^a,b   Jokelainen, Jari ^a,c   Laakso, Mauri ^a,c   Härkönen, Pirjo ^d   Ikäheimo, Tiina ^a   Laakso, Markku ^e   Keinänen Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka ^a,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Rovaniemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f Oulu Health Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cardiovascular risk factors; Exercise; Intervention; Obesity; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCLE FITNESS PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79957990871     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.02.037     Document Type: Article

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