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There are currently no completed randomized trials of physical activity where mortality is a prespecified primary outcome.
Current physical activity guidelines may lack robust evidence from randomized trials focused on mortality.
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To our knowledge, there are currently no completed randomised trials of physical activity where mortality is a prespecified primary outcome.
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Can we proceed with physical activity recommendations if (almost) no clinical trial data exist on mortality?
Eric J. Shiroma et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2018
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099185
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