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Amount of Exercise, Not Intensity, Important for BP Lowering in Kids
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Title Amount of Exercise, Not Intensity, Important for BP Lowering in Kids
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567326?src=rss
Description Using an activity monitor as an objective measure, a British study shows that total amount of exercise may be more important than intensity of activity for lowering blood pressure in children. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Dec 14, 2007
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