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Is It Time for Sports and Health in the Era of Covid-19 Pandemic?

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  • Pantelis T. Nikolaidis

    (School of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece
    Laboratory of Exercise Testing, Hellenic Air Force Academy, 13671 Acharnes, Greece)

  • Beat Knechtle

    (Institute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
    Medbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, 9001 St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Abstract

When we took the initiative for this Special Issue, we were uncertain about its success [...]

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  • Pantelis T. Nikolaidis & Beat Knechtle, 2021. "Is It Time for Sports and Health in the Era of Covid-19 Pandemic?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-3, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:2:p:372-:d:475590
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