Do moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity physical activities reduce mortality rates to the same extent?

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Shiroma, Eric J ^a   Sesso, Howard D ^a   Moorthy, M V ^a   Buring, Julie E ^a   Lee, I Min ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84930718465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000802     Document Type: Article

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