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Epidemiologic methods in physical activity studies / edited by I-Min Lee ; section editors, Steven N. Blair, JoAnn E. Manson, Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physical fitness--Health aspects.
- Physical fitness.
- Epidemiology.
- Motor ability.
- Physical Fitness.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Health Status.
- Motor Activity.
- Motor Skills.
- Medical Subjects:
- Physical Fitness.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Health Status.
- Motor Activity.
- Epidemiology.
- Motor Skills.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 328 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text describes the associations between physical activity and major diseases. It emphasises the methods underpinning studies that can be conducted to elucidate these associations.
- Contents:
- Physical activity versus heart-attack : a modern epidemic : personal observations / Jerry Morris
- Measurement of physical activity and inactivity in epidemiologic studies / Kelley K. Pettee ... [et al.]
- Establishing validity and reliability of physical activity assessment instruments / David R. Bassett, Jr. and Eugene C. Fitzhugh
- Current issues in examining dose-response relationships between physical activity and health outcomes / I-Min Lee
- Individual responses to physical activity : the role of genetics / Tuomo Rankinen and Claude Bouchard
- Design of present-day epidemiologic studies of physical activity and health / I-Min Lee and Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.
- Physical activity surveillance / Harold W. Kohl III and C. Dexter Kimsey, Jr.
- Physical activity, fitness, and delayed mortality / Michael J. LaMonte and Steven N. Blair
- Physical activity, fitness, and the prevention of cardiovascular disease / Shari S. Bassuk and JoAnn E. Manson
- Physical activity and cancer : the evidence, the issues, and the challenges / Barbara Sternfeld and I-Min Lee
- Physical activity, fitness, and prevention of type 2 diabetes / Gang Hu, Timo A. Lakka, and Jaakko Tuomilehto
- Physical activity and weight control / John M. Jakicic ... [et al.]
- Risk of acute cardiac events with physical activity / I-Min Lee and Jacob Sattelmair
- Physical activity, fitness, and musculoskeletal injury / Jennifer M. Hootman and Kenneth E. Powell
- Evolution of physical activity recommendations / William L. Haskell
- How can we increase physical activity levels? / Adrian Bauman and Philayrath Phongsavan.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-972034-7
- 9786612544385
- 1-282-54438-1
- OCLC:
- 646049690
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