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. 2017 Oct 3;167(7):513-514.

doi: 10.7326/M17-2181. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Tracking Our Physical Inactivity and Progression to Death: Is This Evolutionary Stagnation?

David A Alter¹

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PMID: 28892823
DOI: 10.7326/M17-2181

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Tracking Our Physical Inactivity and Progression to Death: Is This Evolutionary Stagnation?

David A Alter. Ann Intern Med. 2017.

. 2017 Oct 3;167(7):513-514.

doi: 10.7326/M17-2181. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

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David A Alter¹

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¹ From University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 28892823
DOI: 10.7326/M17-2181

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Patterns of Sedentary Behavior and Mortality in U.S. Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A National Cohort Study.
Diaz KM, Howard VJ, Hutto B, Colabianchi N, Vena JE, Safford MM, Blair SN, Hooker SP. Diaz KM, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Oct 3;167(7):465-475. doi: 10.7326/M17-0212. Epub 2017 Sep 12. Ann Intern Med. 2017. PMID: 28892811 Free PMC article.

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