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. 2016 Nov 1;107(6):e497–e499. doi: 10.17269/CJPH.107.5993

Kids move more when outdoors

Les enfants bougent plus quand ils sont dehors

Ian Janssen
PMCID: PMC6972114  PMID: 28252365

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