Association of Sleep Duration, Metabolic Markers, and Risk of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in China and the UK
By: Guangyao Hua, Lijun Zhang, Cong Li, Yan Wang, Xue He, Chingyu Cheng, Lei Liu, Xiaohong Yang and Jinghua Jiao
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1582 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Page range: 65 - 65
Submitted on: Apr 22, 2026
Accepted on: Aug 18, 2026
Published on: Sep 1, 2026
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