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Physiological Basis of the Sex Difference in Cardiorespiratory Endurance

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Pate, R.R., Kriska, A. Physiological Basis of the Sex Difference in Cardiorespiratory Endurance. Sports Medicine 1, 87–89 (1984). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-198401020-00001

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