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Physical Activity and Hemostatic and Inflammatory Variables in Elderly Men

S. Goya Wannamethee, Gordon Lowe, Peter H. Whincup, Ann Rumley, Mary Walker, Lucy Lennon

Circulation · 2002 · 457 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

These data suggest that the benefit of physical activity on cardiovascular disease may be at least partly a result of effects on hemostasis and inflammation.

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