American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 490-499 , June 2007

Long-Term Physical Activity Patterns and Health-Related Quality of Life in U.S. Women

  • Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Kathleen Y. Wolin, ScD, Campus Box 8109, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Chicago IL 63110.
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  • Robert J. Glynn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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  • I.-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.02.014

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 490-499 , June 2007

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