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Funding: SG is partially sponsored by Wellcome Trust Grants (2/8/92/Z/and 203/24/Z/16/Z) and supported part time by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control.
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Goenka, S., Devarajan, R. Higher Physical Activity Levels in Children Have Wide Ranging Benefits: Towards Multisectoral Action. Indian Pediatr 57, 705–706 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1911-x
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