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A History of Health & Fitness: Implications for Policy Today
Roy J. Shephard
This book provides a unique and succinct account of the history of health and fitness, responding to the growing recognition of physicians, policy makers and the general public that exercise is the most potent form of medicine available to humankind.
516 pages, 124 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 516 p. 124 illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 9, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9783319879499 |
| Publishers | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 516 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 797 g |
| Language | German |
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