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Details last updated 13-Dec-2019
People at McMaster University
Jennifer J Heisz
Author and Associate Professor in Kinesiology and Associate Director of the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence at McMaster University
Gordon Guyatt
Professor at Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University
McMaster University News
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