Abstract
Abstract This chapter provides an in-depth discussion of two large, present-day prospective cohort studies—one in men (the Harvard Alumni Health Study) and one in women (the Nurses' Health Study)—that have published several important findings related to physical activity and health. These two studies will be used as exemplars to illustrate important principles in the design, conduct, and analyses of data from epidemiologic studies investigating physical activity as a predictor of health outcomes. The chapter also discusses other selected ongoing, prospective cohort studies to provide additional illustrations of several of the main principles.
Keywords
Physical activityProspective cohort studyGerontologyCohort studyMedicineCohortNurses' Health StudyEnvironmental healthPsychologyPhysical therapyPathology
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I‐Min Lee,
Ralph S. Paffenbarger
(2008).
Design of Present-Day Epidemiologic Studies of Physical Activity and Health.
, 100-123.
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183009.003.0006
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- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183009.003.0006