Mortality benefits of population-wide adherence to national physical activity guidelines: a prospective cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-79

  Long, Gráinne ^a   Watkinson, Clare ^a   Brage, Søren ^a   Morris, Jerry ^b   Tuxworth, Bill ^c   Fentem, Peter ^d   Griffin, Simon ^a   Simmons, Rebecca ^a   Wareham, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Attributable fraction; Physical activity; Physical activity guidelines; Population health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925481854     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-014-9965-5     Document Type: Article

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