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The association between the timing of energy intake and the risk of overweight and obesity among Saudi female university students

Eman S. Alamri
Saudi Medical Journal December 2019, 40 (12) 1272-1277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.12.24686

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