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Prevalence and determinants of physical activity in a mixed sample of psychiatric patients in Saudi Arabia

Fahad D. Alosaimi, Mohammed F. Abalhassan, Abdulhadi A. Alhabbad, Ebtihaj O. Fallata, Bander A. Haddad, Nada I. AlQattan and Mohammed Z. Alassiry
Saudi Medical Journal April 2018, 39 (4) 401-411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.4.21796

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