An after-school dance and lifestyle education program reduces risk factors for heart disease and diabetes in elementary school children
Jeannette HoggAlejandro DíazMargareth Del CidCharles MuellerElizabeth Grace LipmanSunita CheruvuYa‐Lin ChiuMaria G. VogiatziSaroj Nimkarn
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