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Less than recommended training of aerobic fitness and muscle strength: What to expect?
H B Benestad1, K L Sand1, J C Bruusgaard2
1Section of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Acta Physiologica (Oxford, England)
|May 27, 2018
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