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[Physical exercise and sports in eating disorders]

Susana Aznar Laín1, Blanca Román-Viñas2

  • 1Grupo de investigación en Promoción de la Actividad Física para la Salud (PAFS). Departamento de Actividad Física y Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.

Nutricion Hospitalaria
|June 24, 2022
PubMed
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Actividad física. Trastornos de la conducta alimentaria. Salud mental. Prevención.

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