The impact of congenital heart diseases on the quality of life of patients and their families in Saudi Arabia: Biological, psychological, and social dimensions

Ahmad S. Azhar; Zahra H. AlShammasi; Rawan E. Higgi

doi:10.15537/smj.2016.4.13626

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The impact of congenital heart diseases on the quality of life of patients and their families in Saudi Arabia

Biological, psychological, and social dimensions

Ahmad S. Azhar, Zahra H. AlShammasi and Rawan E. Higgi

Saudi Medical Journal April 2016, 37 (4) 392-402; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.4.13626

Ahmad S. Azhar

From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

MD, FRCPC

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Zahra H. AlShammasi

From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Rawan E. Higgi

From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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vol. 37 no. 4 392-402

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Received October 7, 2015
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Published online April 1, 2016.

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Ahmad S. Azhar, MD, FRCPC ⇑,
Zahra H. AlShammasi, MD and
Rawan E. Higgi, MD

From the Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Ahmad S. Azhar, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: aazhar{at}kau.edu.sa / azcardio{at}hotmail.com

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