Strength training and cardiovascular risk post-menses, with particular emphasis on the plasma lipoproteins: a controlled trial

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease affects a greater proportion of females than it does males, and is responsible for an estimated 52 percent of female deaths per annum, globally. Due to the loss of oestrogen associated with the menopause, post-menopausal females are at elevated risk for hyperchol...

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Main Author: Viljoen, Janet Erica
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013578