Abstract
Every US adult should accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week.
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- 1995
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 273
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 402-407
- Citations
- 7038
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Russell R. Pate
(1995).
Physical activity and public health. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine.
JAMA
, 273
(5)
, 402-407.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.273.5.402
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.273.5.402