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Health and greening the city; new visions for health promoters
  1. J McKenna
  1. Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TP, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr J McKenna;
 jim.mckenna{at}bristol.ac.uk

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New visions for health promoters

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