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A study of physical activity comparing people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease to normal control subjects

Gita M. RamdharryFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George’s University of London, London, UK; ;MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Alexander J. PollardMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; ;Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, London, UK;
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Robert GrantFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George’s University of London, London, UK;
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Elizabeth L. DewarMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK;
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Matilde LauráMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; ;Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, London, UK;
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Sarah A. MooreMovelab, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;
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Kate HallsworthMovelab, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;
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Thomas PloetzSchool of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Michael I. TrenellMovelab, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;
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Mary M. ReillyMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK; ;Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, London, UK;
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Pages 1753-1758 | Received 01 Mar 2016, Accepted 06 Jul 2016, Published online: 16 Aug 2016

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