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A Century of Cardiomythology: Exercise and the Heart c.1880–1980

The relationship between health and exercise involves risks as well as rewards. This article focuses on heart disease and the marathon to show how doctors have negotiated that relationship over a century. Three distinct changes in biomedical attitudes towards vigorous exercise are outlined. First, t...

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Autor principal: Heggie, Vanessa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911268/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkp063