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Rapid-onset obesity, hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation in Saudi Arabia

Adel S. Al-Harbi, Abdullah Al-Shamrani and Baha A. Al-Shawwa
Saudi Medical Journal November 2016, 37 (11) 1258-1260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.11.15578
Adel S. Al-Harbi
From the Departments of Pediatric (Al-Harbi, Shamrani), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, (Al-Shawwa), Al-Habib Medical Group, Arryan Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Al-Shamrani
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Baha A. Al-Shawwa
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