Domains of physical activity and all-cause mortality: Systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1382-1400

  Samitz, Guenther ^a   Egger, Matthias ^b,c   Zwahlen, Marcel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Energy expenditure; Metaanalysis; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEISURE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755169461     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr112     Document Type: Article

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