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Physical activity, clinical medicine, and public health

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  1. Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, 29208, Columbia, SC, USA

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Blair, S.N. Physical activity, clinical medicine, and public health. Curr Sports Med Rep 6, 71–72 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02941144

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