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Published Online: 17 March 2020

Fitness Is More Important than Adiposity in Women

Publication: Journal of Women's Health
Volume 29, Issue Number 3

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cover image Journal of Women's Health
Journal of Women's Health
Volume 29Issue Number 3March 2020
Pages: 279 - 280
PubMed: 31746667

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Published online: 17 March 2020
Published in print: March 2020
Published ahead of print: 20 November 2019

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    Carl J. Lavie, MD [email protected]
    The John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
    Andrew Elagizi, MD
    The John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
    Cemal Ozemek, PhD
    Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

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    Address correspondence to: Carl J. Lavie, MD, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121 [email protected]

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