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ACCELEROMETER-DERIVED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH CORRELATES AMONG STUDENTS IN VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES

Marian Jan Stelmach
1
,
Joanna Baj-Korpak
1
,
Marcin Weiner
1
,
Ewelina Anna Niźnikowska
1
,
Pongrác Ács
2
,
Ferdinand Salonna
3
,
Alena Buková
3
,
Hana Hajduchová
4
,
Lenka Šedová
4

  1. John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland
  2. University of Pécs, Hungary
  3. Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
  4. University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Health Prob Civil.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2025.156756
Online publish date: 2025/12/09
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