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Walking speed and subclinical atherosclerosis in healthy older adults: the Whitehall II study

OBJECTIVE: Extended walking speed is a predictor of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older individuals, but the ability of an objective short-distance walking speed test to stratify the severity of preclinical conditions remains unclear. This study examined whether performance in an 8-ft wal...

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Autores principales: Hamer, Mark, Kivimaki, Mika, Lahiri, Avijit, Yerramasu, Ajay, Deanfield, John E, Marmot, Michael G, Steptoe, Andrew
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19955091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2009.183350