Benefits of physical exercise

Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 381-391

  Navazio, Franco M ^a   Testa, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TOSH The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital   (United States)

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