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Workplace Physical Activity Within the Gulf Cooperation Council Region: A Scoping Review

Physical Activity and Health
Volume 7 (2023): Issue 1
By: Abdulaziz A. Alkhubaizi,  Gemma C. Ryde,  Simone A. Tomaz and  Anna C. Whittaker  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.280 | Journal eISSN: 2515-2270
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 9, 2023
Accepted on: May 11, 2023
Published on: Jun 12, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Workplace,
Physical Activity,
Sedentary life,
GCC region

© 2023 Abdulaziz A. Alkhubaizi, Gemma C. Ryde, Simone A. Tomaz, Anna C. Whittaker, published by Ubiquity Press
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