Overall and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Brazilian Adults: National Survey Based on the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physical Activity and Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1543-3080,1543-5474
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2017-0262