Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Children: What Can Be Done?

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 341-342

  Andersen, Lars Bo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 84887517233     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827613481938     Document Type: Editorial

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