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Prevalence of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed T. Almalki, Sarah S. BinBaz, Sultan S. Alamri, Hani H. Alghamdi, Ahmed O. EL-Kabbani, Abdulaziz A. Al Mulhem, Sultan A. Alzubaidi, Amal T. Altowairqi, Hanaa A. Alrbeeai, Wardah M. Alharthi and Khaled A. Alswat
Saudi Medical Journal December 2019, 40 (12) 1256-1266; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.12.24690

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