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Physical activity assessment methodology in the Five-City Project. Am J Epidemiol (1985) 7.90
The association of changes in physical-activity level and other lifestyle characteristics with mortality among men. N Engl J Med (1993) 7.69
Physical activity and reduced occurrence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. N Engl J Med (1991) 7.64
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Assessment of habitual physical activity by a seven-day recall in a community survey and controlled experiments. Am J Epidemiol (1985) 6.10
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A mail survey of physical activity habits as related to measured physical fitness. Am J Epidemiol (1988) 2.72
Physical activity and coronary heart disease in men: The Harvard Alumni Health Study. Circulation (2000) 2.70
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How much physical activity is good for health? Annu Rev Public Health (1992) 1.88
Physical activity and all cause mortality in women: a review of the evidence. Br J Sports Med (2002) 1.87
Change in body weight and longevity. JAMA (1992) 1.86
Physical activity and coronary heart disease risk in men: does the duration of exercise episodes predict risk? Circulation (2000) 1.82
Workshop on Epidemiologic and Public Health Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise: a summary. Public Health Rep (1985) 1.78
Use of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a prospective study and the risk of symptomatic diverticular disease in men. Arch Fam Med (1998) 1.78
Physical activity and risk of developing colorectal cancer among college alumni. J Natl Cancer Inst (1991) 1.76
Chronic disease in former college students. 3. Precursors of suicide in early and middle life. Am J Public Health Nations Health (1966) 1.74
Characteristics in youth predisposing to fatal stroke in later years. Lancet (1967) 1.69
Prospective study of physical activity and the risk of symptomatic diverticular disease in men. Gut (1995) 1.67
A prospective study of diet and the risk of symptomatic diverticular disease in men. Am J Clin Nutr (1994) 1.66
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Chronic disease in former college students. XVII. Sociocultural mobility as a precursor of coronary heart disease and hypertension. Am J Epidemiol (1978) 1.46
Chronic disease in former college students. X. The effects of single and multiple characteristics on risk of fatal coronary heart disease. Am J Epidemiol (1969) 1.44
Serum androgens and sex hormone-binding globulins in relation to lifestyle factors in older African-American, white, and Asian men in the United States and Canada. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (1996) 1.44
The relation of physical activity to risk for symptomatic gallstone disease in men. Ann Intern Med (1998) 1.43
Cancer risk as related to use of oral contraceptives during fertile years. Cancer (1977) 1.42
Chronic disease in former college students; 13. Early precursors of peptic ulcer. Am J Epidemiol (1974) 1.40
Physical activity and incidence of cancer in diverse populations: a preliminary report. Am J Clin Nutr (1987) 1.40
Physical exercise and reduced risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction. Am J Epidemiol (1995) 1.37
Energy expenditure, cigarette smoking, and blood pressure level as related to death from specific diseases. Am J Epidemiol (1978) 1.36
Chronic disease in former college students. VIII. Characteristics in youth predisposing to hypertension in later years. Am J Epidemiol (1968) 1.36
Time trends in physical activity among college alumni, 1962-1988. Am J Epidemiol (1992) 1.35
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Physical activity, other life-style patterns, cardiovascular disease and longevity. Acta Med Scand Suppl (1986) 1.31
Personal and environmental characteristics related to epithelial ovarian cancer. II. Exposures to talcum powder, tobacco, alcohol, and coffee. Am J Epidemiol (1988) 1.27
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Early precursors of pancreatic cancer in college men. J Chronic Dis (1983) 1.26
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Re: prostate cancer susceptibility locus on chromosome 1q: a confirmatory study. J Natl Cancer Inst (1997) 1.23
Chronic disease in former college students. XI. Early precursors of nonfatal stroke. Am J Epidemiol (1971) 1.22
Quetelet's index and risk of colon cancer in college alumni. J Natl Cancer Inst (1992) 1.22
Early precursors of site-specific cancers in college men and women. J Natl Cancer Inst (1985) 1.19
Dairy products, calcium and prostate cancer risk. Br J Cancer (2006) 1.18
Influences of cardiorespiratory fitness levels and other predictors on cardiovascular disease mortality in men. Med Sci Sports Exerc (1998) 1.16
Changes in physical activity and other lifeway patterns influencing longevity. Med Sci Sports Exerc (1994) 1.16
Letter: Coffee, cigarettes and peptic ulcer. N Engl J Med (1974) 1.15
Combined effect of childbearing, menstrual events, and body size on age-specific breast cancer risk. Am J Epidemiol (1988) 1.15
Physical activity and risk of lung cancer. Int J Epidemiol (1999) 1.15