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Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Schulz, O., Gielen, S. et al. Leitlinie körperliche Aktivität zur Sekundärprävention und Therapie kardiovaskulärer Erkrankungen. Clin Res Cardiol Suppl 4 (Suppl 3), 1–44 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11789-009-0078-8
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