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The genetic case for cardiorespiratory fitness as a clinical vital sign and the routine prescription of physical activity in healthcare
2020-12-09
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<h4>Background</h4> Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and physical activity (PA) are well-established predictors of morbidity and all-cause mortality. However, CRF is not routinely measured and PA not routinely prescribed as part of standard healthcare. The American Heart Association (AHA) recently presented a scientific case for the inclusion of CRF as a clinical vital sign based on epidemiological and clinical obs...
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- Literature Corpus work
- eef457ba-2e41-54da-80bc-e87f1bf45557
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.12.08.20243337
