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J Caring Sci. 2016;5(2): 153-160. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.016
PMID: 27354979        PMCID: PMC4923839

Original Research

Sleep Hygiene Practices and Their Relation to Sleep Quality in Medical Students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Zohreh Yazdi 1, Ziba Loukzadeh 2, Parichehr Moghaddam 1, Shabnam Jalilolghadr 3 *

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