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Physicians’ attire

Parents preferences in a tertiary hospital

Turki Aldrees, Roaa Alsuhaibani, Saleh Alqaryan, Hajer Alzahrani, Sami Alharethy, Abdullah Alghunaim, Sama Alohali and Manal Bawazeer
Saudi Medical Journal April 2017, 38 (4) 435-439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.4.15853
Turki Aldrees
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Roaa Alsuhaibani
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saleh Alqaryan
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hajer Alzahrani
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sami Alharethy
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Alghunaim
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sama Alohali
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Manal Bawazeer
From the Department of Otolaryngology (Aldress), Medical College, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alsuhaibani, Alzahrani), King Saud University (Alharethy, Alohali, Alqaryan), Department of Pediatric (Bawazeer), King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Qassim University (Alghunaim), Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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