American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828 , 15 September 2009

Effect of Habitual Aerobic Exercise on Body Weight and Arterial Function in Overweight and Obese Men

Received 22 February 2009 ,Revised 27 April 2009 ,Accepted 27 April 2009.

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 This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Grants 18300215 and 21-692.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01055-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.057

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 823-828 , 15 September 2009

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