Effects of an 18 week walking programme on cardiac function in previously sedentary or relatively inactive adults

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Woolf-May, K., Bird, S. and Owen, A. 1997. Effects of an 18 week walking programme on cardiac function in previously sedentary or relatively inactive adults. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 31 (1), pp. 48-53. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.31.1.48

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Authors	Woolf-May, K., Bird, S. and Owen, A.
Year	1997
Journal	British Journal of Sports Medicine
Journal citation	31 (1), pp. 48-53
ISSN	0306-3674
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.31.1.48
Print	Mar 1997
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