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Awareness of fitness to drive among cardiologists in Saudi Arabia

Rami M. Abazid, Ahmad Almeman, Haitham Sakr, Akram F. Eldesoky, Hisham M. Eissa, Tawfeeq H. Alharbi, Abdullah A. Altorbag and Osama A. Smettei
Saudi Medical Journal January 2019, 40 (1) 93-96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.1.23595
Rami M. Abazid
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmad Almeman
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Haitham Sakr
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Akram F. Eldesoky
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hisham M. Eissa
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Tawfeeq H. Alharbi
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah A. Altorbag
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Osama A. Smettei
From the Department of Cardiology (Abazid, Eldesoky, Alharbi, Smettei), Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Qassim, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Department of Pharmacology (Almeman), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Cardiology (Sakr), King Saud Complex, Department of Cardiology (Eissa), Hail Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2019, 40 (1) 93-96; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.1.23595

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Rami M. Abazid, Ahmad Almeman, Haitham Sakr, Akram F. Eldesoky, Hisham M. Eissa, Tawfeeq H. Alharbi, Abdullah A. Altorbag, Osama A. Smettei
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2019, 40 (1) 93-96; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.1.23595
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