Commentary: Physical functioning and coronary heart disease development: is physical activity the missing link?
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Commentary: physical functioning and coronary heart disease development: is physical activity the missing link?
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0300-5771,1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq086