Changes in physical fitness and changes in mortality

Gunnar Erikssen; Knut Liestøl; Jørgen Vildershøj Bjørnholt; E Thaulow; Leiv Sandvik; Jan Erikssen

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(98)02268-5

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Physical fitnessMedicineQuartileDemographyGerontologyCardiovascular fitnessProportional hazards modelPhysical therapyInternal medicineConfidence interval

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 352
Issue: 9130
Pages: 759-762
Citations: 456
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                                    Gunnar Erikssen, 
                                
                                    Knut Liestøl, 
                                
                                    Jørgen Vildershøj Bjørnholt
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Changes in physical fitness and changes in mortality. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 352
                            (9130)
                            , 759-762.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(98)02268-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)02268-5