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Heredity and Trainability of Aerobic and Anaerobic Performances an Update

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  1. Physical Activity Sciences Laboratory, PEPS-Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, G1K 7P4, Canada

    Claude Bouchard, Marcel R. Boulay, Jean-Aimé Simoneau, Gilles Lortie & Louis Pérusse

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Bouchard, C., Boulay, M.R., Simoneau, JA. et al. Heredity and Trainability of Aerobic and Anaerobic Performances an Update. Sports Medicine 5, 69–73 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-198805020-00001

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