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Quality of life and functional fitness of the elderly

By: Anna Leś and  Marta Gaworska  
Open Access
|Jun 2011

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Language: English
Page range: 57 - 60
Published on: Jun 16, 2011
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© 2011 Anna Leś, Marta Gaworska, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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