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Television viewing time independently predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the EPIC Norfolk study.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Feb 2011
Wijndaele Katrien, Brage Søren, Besson Hervé, Khaw Kay-Tee, Sharp Stephen J, Luben Robert, Wareham Nicholas J, Ekelund Ulf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Television viewing (TV), a highly prevalent behaviour, is associated with higher cardiovascular risk independently of physical activity. The relationship with mortality, however, is relatively unknown. METHODS: We examined the prospective relationship between TV time and all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality in a population-based cohort [The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and...
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