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Research Article

Physical activity guidelines for Americans and their employment decisions

Marlon Ricardo Traceya Department of Economics & Finance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Chanita C. Holmesb Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Pages 985-989 | Published online: 13 Jul 2020

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