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Medical residents’ attitudes and emotions related to Middle East respiratory syndrome in Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study

Turki Aldrees, Mohammed Al Ghobain, Abdullah Alenezi, Saleh Alqaryan, Dana Aldabeeb, Najed Alotaibi, Kamal Alzahrani and Sami Alharethy
Saudi Medical Journal August 2017, 38 (9) 942-947; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.9.20626
Turki Aldrees
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Al Ghobain
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Alenezi
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saleh Alqaryan
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dana Aldabeeb
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Najed Alotaibi
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kamal Alzahrani
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sami Alharethy
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Aldrees), College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Alharethy), King Saud University, Department of Internal Medicine, (AlGhobain, Alenezi), National Guard Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine (Alzahrani), King Fahad Medical City, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Alqaryan), King Abdulaziz University Hospital , from College of Medicine (Alotaibi, Aldabeeb), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2017, 38 (9) 942-947; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.9.20626
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