Physical activity epidemiology /

Dishman, Rod K.

Physical activity epidemiology / Rod K. Dishman, Richard A. Washburn, Gregory W. Heath. - Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2004. - xx, 467 p. : ill., ports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins of physical activity epidemiology -- Concepts and methods in physical activity epidemiology -- Measurement and surveillance of physical activity and fitness -- All-cause and coronary heart disease mortality -- Cerebrovascular disease and stroke -- Physical activity and hypertension -- Physical activity and hyperlipidemia -- Physical activity and obesity -- Physical activity and diabetes -- Physical activity and osteoporosis --Physical activity and cancer -- Physical activity and the immune system -- Physical activity and mental health -- Physical activity and disability -- Hazards of physical activity -- Adopting and maintaining a physically active lifestyle.

9780880116053 (hardcover) 0880116056 (hardcover)

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Exercise
Health Promotion
Epidemiologic Methods

QT 261 D37 / D37

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