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Comment on: “Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Childhood and Adolescence Affects Future Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies”

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    Jakob Tarp, Knut Eirik Dalene, Jostein Steene-Johannessen & Ulf Ekelund

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Tarp, J., Dalene, K.E., Steene-Johannessen, J. et al. Comment on: “Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Childhood and Adolescence Affects Future Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies”. Sports Med 49, 159–161 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-01035-z

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