Carl J. Caspersen

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18.9K

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Active since

1979

Affiliations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(Current)

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

University of Minnesota

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

University Medical Center Utrecht

Carl J. Caspersen is an author at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specializing in physical activity, physical activity assessment, and physical activity epidemiology.

Publications per year

1979–2020

Publications

Physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research.

Carl J. Caspersen, K E Powell, Gregory M. Christenson · PubMed · 1985 · 9.2K citations

Education, Physiology, Exercise Physiology +7

Statement on Exercise: Benefits and Recommendations for Physical Activity Programs for All Americans

Gerald F. Fletcher, Gary Balady, S. N. Blair et al. · Circulation · 1996 · 1.3K citations

Education, Health Promotion, Physical Education +14

Changes in physical activity patterns in the United States, by sex and cross-sectional age

Carl J. Caspersen, Mark A. Pereira, K M Curran · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2000 · 1.2K citations

Education, Health Promotion, Human Development +14

A survey for assessing physical activity among older adults

Loretta DiPietro, Carl J. Caspersen, Adrian M. Ostfeld et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1993 · 711 citations

Education, Geriatric Medicine, Exercise Testing +13

Assessment of physical activity in epidemiologic research: problems and prospects.

Ronald E. LaPorte, Henry J. Montoye, Carl J. Caspersen · PubMed · 1985 · 589 citations

Education, Physiology, Dietary Assessment +11

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