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Physical exercise to reduce cardiovascular disease risk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Ralph Paffenbarger
Ralph Paffenbarger
Affiliation:
Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, HRP Redwood Building, Room T213B, Stanford, CA 94305-5405, USA
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Keywords

Cardiovascular diseasePhysical activityDeath rate
Type
Meeting Report
Information
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , August 2000 , pp. 421 - 422
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2000

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