Exercise
Description
An in-depth report on the benefits and types of exercise.
References
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Review Date: 3/6/2006
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Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
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