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Comment
. 2015 Jun;101(6):1107-8.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.110221. Epub 2015 Mar 25.

Are active video games useful to combat obesity?

Tom Baranowski  1
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Are active video games useful to combat obesity?

Tom Baranowski. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Jun.
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