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. 2003 Jun;37(3):197–206. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.37.3.197

Limits to the measurement of habitual physical activity by questionnaires

R Shephard 1, A Vuillemin 1
PMCID: PMC1724653  PMID: 12782543

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