438 Relation between Screen Time and Metabolic Syndrome among Emirati Adolescents
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Metabolic Syndrome among Emirati Adolescents: A School-Based Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.0438