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TECHNICAL NOTE

Comparison of COSMED’S FitMate™ and K4b2 metabolic systems reliability during graded cycling exercise

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Pages 722-724 | Received 29 Jan 2014, Accepted 30 May 2014, Published online: 06 Nov 2014

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