Sex Differences in the Association Between Regular Physical Activity and Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis of 13 Prospective Studies

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 360-367

  Zhu, Wen Gen ^a   Wan, Rong ^b   Din, Ying ^a   Xu, Zhenyan ^a   Yang, Xiaohui ^a   Hong, Kui ^a,b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84976337405     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.22531     Document Type: Review

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