Changes in physical activity in leisure time and the risk of myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, and all-cause mortality

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-99

  Petersen, Christina Bjørk ^a   Grønbæk, Morten ^a   Helge, Jørn Wulff ^b   Thygesen, Lau Caspar ^a   Schnohr, Peter ^c   Tolstrup, Janne Schurmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Denmark; Mortality; Physical activity; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84860307542     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9656-z     Document Type: Article

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