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Walking As An Exercise - References

Written by - Dr. Shivani Nayar, B.Sc (Physiotherapy), PG in Hospital Management

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Oct 07, 2020

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Author: Dr. Shivani Nayar

Editor: Mita Majumdar

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Sep 06, 2014
Last Updated on Oct 07, 2020

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