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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Exercise Habits Among US Primary Care Patients

Natalie Wood Byrne, Daniel J. Parente and Nicole T. Yedlinsky
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2022, 35 (2) 295-309; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.210313
Natalie Wood Byrne
From School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (NWB); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (DJP, NTY).
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Daniel J. Parente
From School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (NWB); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (DJP, NTY).
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Nicole T. Yedlinsky
From School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (NWB); Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS (DJP, NTY).
MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
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