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Survey of flexible bronchoscopy practice in adults in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed A. Aljohaney, Amr S. Albanna, Mohammed A. Alhajji, Abdullah F. Mobeireek, Enas M. Batubara, Mohammed B. Zalt and Majed A. Alghamdi
Saudi Medical Journal March 2019, 40 (3) 238-245; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.3.23964
Ahmed A. Aljohaney
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Amr S. Albanna
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed A. Alhajji
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah F. Mobeireek
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Enas M. Batubara
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed B. Zalt
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Majed A. Alghamdi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Aljohaney), King Abdulaziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Albanna), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, the Department of Medicine (Alhajji, Mobeireek), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, the Department of Medicine (Batubara), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, the Department of Pulmonary and Critical care (Zalt), King Fahd Medical City, and the Department of Medicine (Alghamdi), King Abdualziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2019, 40 (3) 238-245; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.3.23964
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