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Editorial
. 2020 May-Jun;63(3):386-388.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.03.009. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

Physical exercise as therapy to fight against the mental and physical consequences of COVID-19 quarantine: Special focus in older people

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Physical exercise as therapy to fight against the mental and physical consequences of COVID-19 quarantine: Special focus in older people

David Jiménez-Pavón et al. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 May-Jun.
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illustrates how physical exercise enhances the health of older people by acting on the different organ systems.

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