Four-Week Pedometer-Metered Step Walking Decreases Waist and Hip Circumference in Healthy College Students
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Pedometer-determined step count guidelines for classifying walking intensity in a young ostensibly healthy population.
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عنوان ژورنال: Californian Journal of Health Promotion
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1545-8725
DOI: 10.32398/cjhp.v15i1.1884