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Knowledge and practices of dentists regarding MERS-CoV

A cross-sectional survey in Saudi Arabia

Balgis O. Gaffar, Maha El Tantawi, Asim A. Al-Ansari, Adel S. AlAgl, Faraz A. Farooqi and Khalid M. Almas
Saudi Medical Journal July 2019, 40 (7) 714-720; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.7.24304

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