ÍNDICE: CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; 1. Physical activity vs heart-attack: a modern epidemic- personal observations; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS, I-MIN LEE, RALPH S. PAFFENBARGER, JR; 2. Measurement of physical activity and inactivity in observational epidemiologic studies; 3. Establishing validity and reliability of physical activity assessment instruments; 4. Current issues in examining dose-response relationships between physical activity and health outcomes; 5. Individual responses to physical activity: the role of genetics; 6. Design of present-day epidemiologic studies of physical activity and health; 7. Physical Activity Surveillance; EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA, SECTION EDITOR: JOANN MANSON; 8. Physical activity, fitness, and delayed mortality; 9. Physical activity and fitness and the prevention of cardiovascular disease; 10. Physical activity and cancer: the evidence, the issues, and the challenges; 11. Physical activity, fitnessand prevention of type 2 diabetes; 12. Physical activity and weight control; 13. Risk of acute cardiac events with physical activity; 14. Physical activity, fitness and musculoskeletal injury; PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SECTION EDITOR: STEVEN N. BLAIR; 15. Evolution of physical activity recommendations; 16. How can we increase physical activity levels?
- ISBN: 978-0-19-518300-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 340
- Fecha Publicación: 18/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés