Physical activity and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in Vietnam

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 308-317

  Thuy, Au Bich ^a,b   Blizzard, Leigh ^a   Schmidt, Michael D ^a,c   Pham, Luc Hung ^b   Granger, Robert H ^d   Dwyer, Terence ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

body composition; cardiovascular disease; developing countries; measurement; physical activity; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; VIET NAM;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84859065545     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510379394     Document Type: Article

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