Physical activity and active commuting to elementary school.

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Published in Med Sci Sports Exerc on December 01, 2005

Authors

John R Sirard1, William F Riner, Kerry L McIver, Russell R Pate

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. jsirard@stanford.edu

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