Estimating the effect of long-term physical activity on cardiovascular disease and mortality: Evidence from the Framingham Heart study

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 649-654

  Shortreed, Susan M ^a,b   Peeters, Anna ^a,c   Forbes, Andrew B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876101509     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303461     Document Type: Article

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