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Validity and reliability of an Arabic version of the state-trait anxiety inventory in a Saudi dental setting

Maha A. Bahammam
Saudi Medical Journal June 2016, 37 (6) 668-674; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.6.13935
Maha A. Bahammam
From the Department of Periodontology, (Bahammam), Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MSc, DSc
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