Screen-Based Physical Activity Tools: Are the Current Recommendations Causing More Harm Than Good?

J Am Geriatr Soc

Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Published: February 2021

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