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  1. Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown University, Coro Bldg., Suite 314 One Hoppin Street, 02903, Providence, RI, USA

    Dr. Bernardine M. Pinto

  2. Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, PO Box 750442, 75275-0442, Dallas, TX, USA

    Dr. Georita Marie Frierson

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  1. Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Marc D. Gellman

  2. Cardiovascular Safety, Quintiles, Durham, NC, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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Pinto, B.M., Frierson, G.M. (2013). Physical Activity and Health. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_611

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