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Obesity and Exercise Recommendations in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

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    Laura D. Flannery M.D.

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    Ami Bhatt

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Flannery, L.D. (2018). Obesity and Exercise Recommendations in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. In: DeFaria Yeh, D., Bhatt, A. (eds) Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67420-9_35

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