A minimal dose approach to resistance training for the older adult; the prophylactic for aging

@article{Fisher2017AMD,
  title={A minimal dose approach to resistance training for the older adult; the prophylactic for aging},
  author={James Peter Fisher and James Steele and Paulo Roberto Viana Gentil and J{\"u}rgen Giessing and Wayne L. Westcott},
  journal={Experimental Gerontology},
  year={2017},
  volume={99},
  pages={80-86}
}
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