Decreasing Physical Activity Levels across Religious Sikh Male South Asian Migrant Population in Kent, UK
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Management
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0972-0634,0973-0729
DOI: 10.1177/0972063417727612