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Impact of exercise early in life on the adult heart

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posted on 2017-09-01, 00:00 authored by Y Asif
Exercise performed early in life improves heart structure, function and morphology in later life even being sedentary. These findings if translated into the community could mean that short-term, practical public health interventions in childhood could perhaps improve adult heart health and reduce the burden of disease on the health system.

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xxviii, 217 pages : illustrations, tables, graphs, some coloured

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  • Yes

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thesis

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thesis

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eng

Degree type

Research doctorate

Degree name

PhD

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The author. All Rights Reserved.

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M Wlodek, G Wadley, A Russell, J Black

Faculty

Faculty of Health

School

School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

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