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Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care practitioners in Saudi Arabia, with regard to prevention of vitamin D deficiency in infancy

Laila A. AlBishi, Kousalya Prabahar, Yara M. Albalawi, Shahad A. Albalawi, Ashwaq A. Abosalem, Wjdan A. Alqarni, Salha A. Almarhapi and Maram M. Albalawi
Saudi Medical Journal June 2018, 39 (6) 603-608; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.6.22238
Laila A. AlBishi
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Yara M. Albalawi
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Shahad A. Albalawi
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ashwaq A. Abosalem
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Wjdan A. Alqarni
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Salha A. Almarhapi
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Maram M. Albalawi
From the Pediatric Department (AlBishi), Faculty of Medicine (Albalawi MY, Albalawi AS, Abosalem, Alqarni, Almarhapi, Albalawi MM), from the Faculty of Pharmacy (Prabahar), University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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