Associations Between Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity and Adiposity in Children and Adolescents
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1050-642X
DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000419