Physical Inactivity: A Behavioral Disorder in the Physical Therapist’s Scope of Practice
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0031-9023,1538-6724
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa011