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Physical Activity Level Amongst Rural Children Aged 12–18 years in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh

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The corresponding author is grateful to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi for providing research fellowship (vide No.3/1/3/JRF-2011/HRD 111(32435)) for conducting the study. The authors thank the participating children, their parents and staff of all the participating schools surveyed.

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Singh, G., Kapil, U. & Sati, H.C. Physical Activity Level Amongst Rural Children Aged 12–18 years in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh. Indian J Pediatr 84, 485–486 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2317-1

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