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Exercise prescription for weight management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Andrew P. Hills  and
Nuala M. Byrne
Andrew P. Hills*
Affiliation:
School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nuala M. Byrne
Affiliation:
School of Human Movement Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove 4059, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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*Corresponding author: Dr A. P. Hills, +61 7 3864 3980, email [email protected]
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 93 - 103
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