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Body mass index, physical inactivity and low level of physical fitness as determinants of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality—16 y follow-up of middle-aged and elderly men and women - International Journal of Obesity

  • ️Malmberg, J
  • ️Fri Nov 17 2000

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