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The health and fitness profiles of nurses in KwaZulu-Natal
Submitted: 28 September 2007 | Published: 28 September 2007
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R. Naidoo, Sport Science Department, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaY. Coopoo, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
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