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Research Articles

The independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity with cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome in United States college students

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Pages 768-775 | Received 24 Feb 2021, Accepted 20 Mar 2022, Published online: 05 Apr 2022

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