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. 2005 Dec;39(12):892–897. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.016675

Evidence for secular trends in children's physical activity behaviour

J Dollman 1, K Norton 1, L Norton 1, V Cleland 1
PMCID: PMC1725088  PMID: 16306494

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