The contribution of golf to daily physical activity recommendations: How many steps does it take to complete a round of golf?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1041-1043

  Kobriger, Samantha L ^a   Smith, Jay ^a   Hollman, John H ^a   Smith, Aynsley M ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANNING; SPORT; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 33746855812     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/81.8.1041     Document Type: Article

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