DC Lee, JW Lee, JA Im - Metabolism, 2007 - Elsevier Insulin resistance constitutes a pathophysiologic link between obesity,
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NS Rizzo, JR Ruiz, A Hurtig-Wennlöf, FB … - The Journal of Pediatrics, 2007 - Elsevier Total PA and intensity levels were measured by accelerometry in children (9
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