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International Journal of Community & Family Medicine Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCFM-122, 4 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2016/122
Research Article
Running to Health, Sports and Medicine, A Winning Combination: Implementing Physical Activity to Fight Against Chronic Diseases

Filomena Pietrantonio1* and Luca Traini2

1Internal Medicine Unit Director, Manerbio Hospital, ASST Garda, Italy,
2Proposal Development Officer Save the Children Italia Onlus, Rome, Italy
Dr. Filomena Pietrantonio, Internal Medicine Unit Director, Manerbio Hospital, ASST Garda, Italy, Tel: +39 3291710748; Fax +39 065089501; E-mail: filomena.pietrantonio@gmail.com
23 May 2016; 12 December 2016; 14 December 2016
Pietrantonio F, Traini L (2016) Running to Health, Sports and Medicine, A Winning Combination: Implementing PhysicalActivity to Fight Against Chronic Diseases. Int J Community Fam Med 1: 122. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3498/2016/122

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