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Prevalence of stress and its determinants among residents in Saudi Arabia

Fahad D. Alosaimi, Sana N. Kazim, Auroabah S. Almufleh, Bandar S. Aladwani and Abdullah S. Alsubaie
Saudi Medical Journal May 2015, 36 (5) 605-612; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.5.10814

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