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The effects of age and gender on the prevalence of insomnia in a sample of the Saudi population

Anwar E. AhmedKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Hamdan AL-JahdaliDepartment of Medicine,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Pulmonary Division, Sleep Disorders Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdulhamid FataniMedical College, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Khalid Al-RouqiMedical College, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Fares AL-JahdaliMedical College, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Abdullah Al-HarbiDepartment of Medicine,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Pulmonary Division, Sleep Disorders Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Salim BaharoonDepartment of Medicine,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Pulmonary Division, Sleep Disorders Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Yosra Z. AliKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mohammad KhanDepartment of Medicine,King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Pulmonary Division, Sleep Disorders Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Ahmad RumayyanMedical College, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Pages 285-294 | Received 04 Aug 2015, Accepted 06 Jun 2016, Published online: 16 Nov 2016

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