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A genderwise comparison of sleep habits of a sample adult population of Kathmandu 加德满都成人样本睡眠习惯的性别比较

Journal of Physiological Society of Nepal Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jpsn.v1i2.42276

B. Gorkhali

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On the way to COVID-19 vaccine development: tireless efforts and outcomes 在研制COVID-19疫苗的道路上:不懈的努力和成果

Journal of Physiological Society of Nepal Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.3126/jpsn.v1i2.42285

Tapas Pramanik, T. Sur

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Visual reaction time of drivers versus healthy adults: a comparative study 驾驶员与健康成人视觉反应时间的比较研究

Journal of Physiological Society of Nepal Pub Date : 2020-06-30 DOI: 10.3126/JPSN.V1I1.37715

M. Amatya, Samjhana Thapa, Roshan Kasti, O. Nepal

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