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1991 Update

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  1. School of Physical and Health Education, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Sports Science Centre, Department of Athletics and Recreation and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 320 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada

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Shephard, R.J., Thomas, S. & Weiler, I. The Canadian Home Fitness Test. Sports Medicine 11, 358–366 (1991). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-199111060-00002

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