Physical activity interventions in minority populations

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-280

  Pekmezi, Dori ^a   Jennings, Ernestine ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 79955479602     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-009-0042-7     Document Type: Article

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