Electric Bicycles as a New Active Transportation Modality to Promote Health
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Electric bicycles as a new active transportation modality to promote health.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0195-9131
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e31821cbdc8