Psoas major cross-sectional area: A potential marker of cardiorespiratory fitness
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Physiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2348-8832
DOI: 10.4103/ijcep.ijcep_6_17