Be physically active: the best buy in promoting heart health.
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This editorial refers to ‘‘Low physical activity as a predictor for total and cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged men and women in Finland’’ by N.C. Barengo et al. on page 2204 and ‘‘Joint effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio with the risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged Finnish men and women’’ by G. Hu et al. on page 2212
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European heart journal
دوره 25 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004