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Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis
BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l4570 (Published 21 August 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l4570Linked editorial
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