Journal of Global Health

Physical activity as a protective factor for insomnia: systematic review, meta-analysis, and quality assessment of observational studies

By Chao-Qun Xie, Fang-Fang Xie, Jiahe Cui, Min Fang

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Meta-analysis of observational studiesPopulations

Preregistered CRD42023417826, declared no competing interests

The paper

Chao-Qun Xie, Fang-Fang Xie, Jiahe Cui, Min Fang

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Journal of Global Health, 27 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.7189/jogh.16.04196 PubMed 42659035

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