Occupational and leisure time physical activity: Risk of all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction in the Copenhagen City Heart Study. A prospective cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Holtermann, Andreas ^a   Marott, Jacob Louis ^b   Gyntelberg, Finn ^b   Søgaard, Karen ^c   Suadicani, Poul ^b   Mortensen, Ole S ^a,b   Prescott, Eva ^b   Schnohr, Peter ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84857886596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000556     Document Type: Article

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