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Systematic psychiatric assessment of patients with sickle cell disease

Omar S. Al Zahrani, Osama Mukhtar, Menahi Al Subaie and Wazenah E. Al Howiti
Saudi Medical Journal January 2019, 40 (1) 59-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.1.22919
Omar S. Al Zahrani
From the Prince Sultan Oncology Center (Al Zahrani, Mukhtar), Psychiatric Department (Menahi), and Health Education (Al Howiti), King Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Osama Mukhtar
From the Prince Sultan Oncology Center (Al Zahrani, Mukhtar), Psychiatric Department (Menahi), and Health Education (Al Howiti), King Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Menahi Al Subaie
From the Prince Sultan Oncology Center (Al Zahrani, Mukhtar), Psychiatric Department (Menahi), and Health Education (Al Howiti), King Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Wazenah E. Al Howiti
From the Prince Sultan Oncology Center (Al Zahrani, Mukhtar), Psychiatric Department (Menahi), and Health Education (Al Howiti), King Salman North West Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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