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Campbell, N., De Jesus, S., Prapavessis, H. (2013). Physical Fitness. In: Gellman, M.D., Turner, J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1005-9_1167
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