Stress, shift duty, and eating behavior among nurses in Central Saudi Arabia

Ali M. Almajwal

doi:10.15537/smj.2016.2.13060

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Stress, shift duty, and eating behavior among nurses in Central Saudi Arabia

Ali M. Almajwal

Saudi Medical Journal February 2016, 37 (2) 191-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.2.13060

Ali M. Almajwal

From the Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

MSc, PhD

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vol. 37 no. 2 191-198

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Received July 27, 2015
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Published online February 1, 2016.

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Ali M. Almajwal, MSc, PhD ⇑

From the Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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