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What isn't taught in medical schools: the William Wordsworth lesson

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge Professors Steven Blair and Loren Cordain for their valuable advice and critical reading of the paper. Research in the field by A Lucia and M Pérez is supported by Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (FIS, ref. # PI061183).

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  1. A Lucia is a Professor of Exercise Physiology and M Pérez is an Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology at the Universidad Europea of Madrid, Spain.,

    Alejandro Lucia & Margarita Pérez

  2. C Foster is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science Director of Research in the Clinical Exercise Physiology graduate program at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, WI, USA.,

    Carl Foster

  3. J Arenas is affiliated to the Research Centre of the Hospital 12 de Octubre, and is the Director of Health Research Funding at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,

    Joaquín Arenas

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Lucia, A., Foster, C., Pérez, M. et al. What isn't taught in medical schools: the William Wordsworth lesson. Nat Rev Cardiol 5, 372–374 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio1241

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