Ageing, physical activity and mortality-a 42-year follow-up study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 521-530

  Gulsvik, Anne K ^a   Thelle, Dag S ^b   Samuelsen, Sven O ^b   Myrstad, Marius ^c   Mowé, Morten ^a   Wyller, Torgeir B ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c The Diacon Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Epidemiology; Longitudinal studies; Mortality; Physical activity; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE CLASS; AGING; BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; MORTALITY RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

NORWAY;

EID: 84859648753     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr205     Document Type: Article

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