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

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Published in Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes on December 20, 2011

Authors

Hazzaa M Al-Hazzaa1, Abdulrahman O Musaiger, ATLS Research Group

Author Affiliations

1: Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physical Education and Movement Sciences, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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