Descriptive epidemiology of physical activity among Omani adults: the Oman World Health Survey, 2008
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1020-3397
DOI: 10.26719/2016.22.2.103