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. 2004 Oct 9;329(7470):832-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.38169.688102.F71. Epub 2004 Aug 18.

Physical activity cost of the school run: impact on schoolchildren of being driven to school (EarlyBird 22)

Brad Metcalf  1 , Linda Voss, Alison Jeffery, Jenny Perkins, Terry Wilkin
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Physical activity cost of the school run: impact on schoolchildren of being driven to school (EarlyBird 22)

Brad Metcalf et al. BMJ. .
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