Cardiovascular fitness levels among American workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1115-1121

  Lewis, John E ^a   Clark, John D ^a   LeBlanc, William G ^a   Fleming, Lora E ^a   Cabán Martinez, Alberto J ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   Tannenbaum, Stacey L ^a   Ocasio, Manuel A ^a   Davila, Evelyn P ^a   Kachan, Diana ^a   McCollister, Kathryn ^a   Dietz, Noella ^a   Bandiera, Frank C ^a   Clarke, Tainya C ^a   Lee, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054021217     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31822cfe8e     Document Type: Article

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