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Health benefits of physical activity: the evidence

Darren E.R. Warburton, Crystal Whitney Nicol and Shannon S.D. Bredin
CMAJ March 14, 2006 174 (6) 801-809; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.051351
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vol. 174 no. 6 801-809
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.051351
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16534088
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  • Published online March 13, 2006.
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  1. Darren E.R. Warburton,
  2. Crystal Whitney Nicol,
  3. Shannon S.D. Bredin
  1. From the School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia (Warburton, Nicol, Bredin), and the Healthy Heart Program, St. Paul's Hospital (Warburton, Nicol), Vancouver, BC
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr. Darren E.R. Warburton, Cardiovascular Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Unit II, Osborne Centre, 6108 Thunderbird Blvd., Vancouver BC V6T 1Z3; fax 604 822-9451; darren.warburton{at}ubc.ca
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