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- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 24-28
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- 556
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Samuel Carvalho Dumith,
Pedro Curi Hallal,
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis
et al.
(2011).
Worldwide prevalence of physical inactivity and its association with human development index in 76 countries.
Preventive Medicine
, 53
(1-2)
, 24-28.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.02.017
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- 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.02.017