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Improved Function and Reduced Pain after Swimming and Cycling Training in Patients with Osteoarthritis

Mohammed Alkatan, Jeffrey R. Baker, Daniel R. Machin, Wonil Park, Amanda S. Akkari, Evan P. Pasha and Hirofumi Tanaka
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2016, 43 (3) 666-672; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.151110
Mohammed Alkatan
From the Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
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