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The prevalence of internet gaming disorder among medical students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study

Mohammad I. Al Asqah, Adel I. Al Orainey, Maan A. Shukr, Hassan M. Al Oraini and Yousef A. Al Turki
Saudi Medical Journal December 2020, 41 (12) 1359-1363; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.12.05584
Mohammad I. Al Asqah
From the College of Medicine, (Al Asqah, Al Orainey, Shukr, Al Oraini), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Turki), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Adel I. Al Orainey
From the College of Medicine, (Al Asqah, Al Orainey, Shukr, Al Oraini), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Turki), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Maan A. Shukr
From the College of Medicine, (Al Asqah, Al Orainey, Shukr, Al Oraini), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Turki), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hassan M. Al Oraini
From the College of Medicine, (Al Asqah, Al Orainey, Shukr, Al Oraini), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Turki), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Yousef A. Al Turki
From the College of Medicine, (Al Asqah, Al Orainey, Shukr, Al Oraini), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Al Turki), College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2020, 41 (12) 1359-1363; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.12.05584

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Mohammad I. Al Asqah, Adel I. Al Orainey, Maan A. Shukr, Hassan M. Al Oraini, Yousef A. Al Turki
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2020, 41 (12) 1359-1363; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.12.05584
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