Health-related physical fitness of adolescents and young adults with myelomeningocele.

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Published in Eur J Appl Physiol on February 01, 2008

Authors

Laurien M Buffart1, Rita J G van den Berg-Emons, Marie S van Wijlen-Hempel, Henk J Stam, Marij E Roebroeck

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. L.buffart@erasmusmc.nl

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