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    Loren Cordain & Joel Stager

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    Loren Cordain & Joel Stager

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Cordain, L., Stager, J. Pulmonary Structure and Function in Swimmers. Sports Med 6, 271–278 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-198806050-00002

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