Can Physical Activity Improve Psychological Problems Predicted by Poor Sleep? A Cross-Sectional Study from a Large Sample

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 174, 2025 2025 7^th International Conference on Biotechnology and Biomedicine (ICBB 2025)


Article Number		03003
Number of page(s)		7
Section		Technologies and Methodologies in Biomedical Research
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202517403003
Published online		12 May 2025

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