Exercise intensity and longevity in men. The Harvard Alumni Health Study.

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Published in JAMA on April 19, 1995

Authors

I M Lee1, C C Hsieh, R S Paffenbarger

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FVIII CLEARANCE: RELEVANCE FOR PERSONALIZED THERAPY IN SEVERE HAEMOPHILIA A (PHYSEMO) (PHYSEMO) | NCT04303936

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