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Sleep quantity, quality, and insomnia symptoms of medical students during clinical years

Relationship with stress and academic performance

Mohammed A. Alsaggaf, Siraj O. Wali, Roah A. Merdad and Leena A. Merdad
Saudi Medical Journal February 2016, 37 (2) 173-182; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.2.14288

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