Letter to the EditorImpact of an exercise program on the physiologic, biologic and psychologic profiles in patients with schizophrenia
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Role of funding source
None.
Contributors
Concept and design: ML, AF, LT, EK.
Acquisition of data: LT, ML, AF.
Statistical analysis and interpretation of results: DL, EK, ML.
Writing of the manuscript: ML, AF, DL.
All authors contributed to and have approved the manuscript.
Conflict of interest
None.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the staff of the CSSS de Chicoutimi and the patients who kindly participated in this study. In addition, our thanks goes to Mario Ruel, Director of the UQAC Sports Center for is assistance.
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