Leisure-time physical activity and artery lumen diameters: A monozygotic co-twin control study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Leskinen, T ^a   Usenius, J P ^b   Alen, M ^a,c   Kainulainen, H ^a   Kaprio, J ^d,e   Kujala, U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Keski Suomen Magneettikuvaus   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arteries; Exercise; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; TWINS;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 82455185089     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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