Arab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS): objectives, design, methodology and implications

scientific article published on 20 December 2011

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P356DOI10.2147/DMSO.S26676
P932PMC publication ID3257970
P698PubMed publication ID22253540

P2093author name stringHazzaa M Al-Hazzaa
Abdulrahman O Musaiger
ATLS Research Group
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 UnportedQ18810331
P6216copyright statuscopyrightedQ50423863
P921main subjectteenagerQ1492760
P304page(s)417-426
P577publication date2011-12-20
P1433published inDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and TherapyQ5270108
P1476titleArab Teens Lifestyle Study (ATLS): objectives, design, methodology and implications
P478volume4

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