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Aerobic exercise and resistance training for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

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boxed-textSigal RJ et al. (2007) Effects of aerobic training, resistance training, or both on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 147: 357–369

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