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Walking-based activity and sedentary behavior in Saudi males with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Mohammed M. Alyami, Sue C. Jenkins and Kylie Hill
Saudi Medical Journal May 2018, 39 (5) 506-513; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.5.22043
Mohammed M. Alyami
From the The School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science (Alyami, Jenkins, Hill), Curtin University; from the Department of Physiotherapy (Jenkins), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; from the Institute for Respiratory Health (Jenkins, Hill), Perth, Australia; and from the Faculty of Medicine (Alyami), Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sue C. Jenkins
From the The School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science (Alyami, Jenkins, Hill), Curtin University; from the Department of Physiotherapy (Jenkins), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; from the Institute for Respiratory Health (Jenkins, Hill), Perth, Australia; and from the Faculty of Medicine (Alyami), Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kylie Hill
From the The School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science (Alyami, Jenkins, Hill), Curtin University; from the Department of Physiotherapy (Jenkins), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; from the Institute for Respiratory Health (Jenkins, Hill), Perth, Australia; and from the Faculty of Medicine (Alyami), Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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