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Does spending more time on electronic screen devices determine the weight outcomes in obese and normal weight Saudi Arabian children?

Hmidan A. Alturki, Denise S.K. Brookes and Peter S.W. Davies
Saudi Medical Journal January 2020, 41 (1) 79-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.1.24786

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