Physical inactivity and obesity is not a myth: Dr Steven Blair comments on Dr Aseem Malhotra's editorial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 968-969

  Blair, Steven N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

HUMANS; OBESITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84937973410     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094989     Document Type: Editorial

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