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[Exercise is medicine: development and evidence-based practice in clinical exercise physiology]

Shi Zhou

    Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan [Progress in Physiology]
    |December 2, 2014
    PubMed
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    Regular physical activity is crucial for health and disease prevention. This review introduces "Exercise is Medicine" and the growing role of Clinical Exercise Physiology in healthcare.

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