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. 2021 Oct 26;5(5):BJGPO.2021.0088.
doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0088. Print 2021 Oct.

COVID-19: Hands, face, space, fresh air ... and exercise! The missing intervention to reduce disease burden

Aessa Tumi  1 , Hassan Khan  2 , Sidra Awan  3 , Kosta Ikonomou  4 , Katija Ali  5 , Kristina Frain  6 , Irfan Ahmed  3
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COVID-19: Hands, face, space, fresh air ... and exercise! The missing intervention to reduce disease burden

Aessa Tumi et al. BJGP Open. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; Physical activity; exercise; pre-habilitation; primary healthcare; public health.

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