in Physical Activity
Studies LATEST
UPDATE
Edited by
I-Min Lee
Associate Professor of
MedicineHarvard Medical
School Boston,
Massachusetts
SECTION EDITORS
Steven N. Blair
Professor of Exercise Science
Arnold School of Public
HealthUniversity of South
Carolina Columbia, South
Carolina
JoAnn E. Manson
,Professor of Medicine and
the Elizabeth Fay
Brigham
Professor of Women’s
HealthHarvard Medical
School Boston,
Massachusetts
Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr.
Professor of Epidemiology,
Emeritus Stanford University
School of MedicineStanford,
California
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