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Original Articles

Adolescents' Sleep in Low-Stress and High-Stress (Exam) Times: A Prospective Quasi-Experiment

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Pages 493-506 | Received 26 Oct 2011, Accepted 21 Feb 2012, Published online: 30 Apr 2014

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