Published in BMJ on September 16, 2009
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Differences in cortisol awakening response on work days and weekends in women and men from the Whitehall II cohort. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2004) 2.19
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A tribute to Professor Jeremiah Morris: the man who invented the field of physical activity epidemiology. Ann Epidemiol (2010) 1.59
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