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Knowledge and attitude toward do-not-resuscitate among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Jawaher R. Al Ahmadi, Sondos N. Aljehani, Lujain M. Bahakeem, Bushra A. Hijan, Sarah A. Mayet and Yosra A. Badahdah
Saudi Medical Journal January 2020, 41 (1) 53-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.1.24782
Jawaher R. Al Ahmadi
From the Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
SBFM, MSc
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Sondos N. Aljehani
From the Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Lujain M. Bahakeem
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Bushra A. Hijan
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Sarah A. Mayet
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Yosra A. Badahdah
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Jawaher R. Al Ahmadi, Sondos N. Aljehani, Lujain M. Bahakeem, Bushra A. Hijan, Sarah A. Mayet, Yosra A. Badahdah
Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2020, 41 (1) 53-58; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.1.24782

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