Physical activity: a good medicine for our brain

  • Luis Gabriel Rangel Caballero Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga
  • Alba Liliana Murillo López Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga

Biografía del autor

Luis Gabriel Rangel Caballero, Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga

Magíster en Actividad Física: Entrenamiento y Gestión Deportiva, docente Facultad de Cultura Física, Deporte y Recreación,
Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia

Alba Liliana Murillo López, Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga

Magíster en Intervención Integral en el Deportista, docente Facultad de Cultura Física, Deporte y Recreación, Universidad
Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia

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Rangel Caballero, L., & Murillo López, A. (1). Physical activity: a good medicine for our brain. Ustasalud, 19, 5-6. Recuperado a partir de http://revistas.ustabuca.edu.co/index.php/USTASALUD_ODONTOLOGIA/article/view/2533
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