Associations of Fitness, Physical Activity, Strength, and Genetic Risk With Cardiovascular Disease

Tikkanen et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69e8b8543e79f1459d243685 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.117.032432

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