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Comment on: “Resting Oxygen Uptake Value of 1 Metabolic Equivalent of Task in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Descriptive Analysis.”

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  1. Postgraduate Program in Health Science, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sergipe (Universidade Federal de Sergipe-UFS), Av. Marechal Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, São Cristóvão, SE, 49100-000, Brazil

    Caroline Oliveira Gois, Lino Sérgio Rocha Conceição & Vitor Oliveira Carvalho

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Gois, C.O., Conceição, L.S.R. & Carvalho, V.O. Comment on: “Resting Oxygen Uptake Value of 1 Metabolic Equivalent of Task in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Descriptive Analysis.”. Sports Med 52, 2003–2005 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01617-4

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