A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

JoAnn E. Manson; Frank B. Hu; Janet W. Rich‐Edwards; Graham A. Colditz; Meir J. Stampfer; Walter C. Willett; Frank E. Speizer; Charles H. Hennekens

doi:10.1056/nejm199908263410904

Abstract

These prospective data indicate that brisk walking and vigorous exercise are associated with substantial and similar reductions in the incidence of coronary events among women.

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MedicineMyocardial infarctionProspective cohort studyRelative riskConfidence intervalMetabolic equivalentInternal medicineMultivariate analysisPhysical therapyIncidence (geometry)CardiologyPhysical activity

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 341
Issue: 9
Pages: 650-658
Citations: 1011
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                                    JoAnn E. Manson, 
                                
                                    Frank B. Hu, 
                                
                                    Janet W. Rich‐Edwards
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 341
                            (9)
                            , 650-658.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199908263410904
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199908263410904