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LIFESTYLE / COMMENTARY
No time to wait: daily step counts should be incorporated into physical activity guidelines.
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Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, Poland
Submission date: 2025-09-11
Acceptance date: 2025-09-13
Online publication date: 2025-09-13
Corresponding author
Maciej Banach
Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, Lublin, Poland
Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland, Lublin, Poland
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