Design of Present-Day Epidemiologic Studies of Physical Activity and Health

Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Lee, I Min ^a   Paffenbarger, Ralph S ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Harvard alumni health study; Health outomes; Nurses health study; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920494286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183009.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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