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The association of exposure to the 2009 south war with the physical, psychological, and family well-being of Saudi children

Mohamed M. El Hatw, Aly A. El Taher, Ahmed El Hamidi and Fawziyah A. Alturkait
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (1) 73-81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.1.9494

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