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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Research Article

Sleep timing is more important than sleep length or quality for medical school performance

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Pages 766-771 | Received 30 Jul 2012, Accepted 29 Dec 2012, Published online: 10 Jun 2013

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