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Prevalence and determinants of burnout syndrome and depression among medical students at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees, Naif S. Alaqil, Ali S. Alsoghayer and Basil A. Alharbi
Saudi Medical Journal December 2020, 41 (12) 1375-1380; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.12.25427
Abdulmajeed A. Alkhamees
From the Department of Medicine (Alkhamees), College of Medicine and Medical Sciences; and from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Alaqil, Alsoghayer, Alharbi), Qassim University, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Naif S. Alaqil
From the Department of Medicine (Alkhamees), College of Medicine and Medical Sciences; and from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Alaqil, Alsoghayer, Alharbi), Qassim University, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ali S. Alsoghayer
From the Department of Medicine (Alkhamees), College of Medicine and Medical Sciences; and from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Alaqil, Alsoghayer, Alharbi), Qassim University, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Basil A. Alharbi
From the Department of Medicine (Alkhamees), College of Medicine and Medical Sciences; and from the College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (Alaqil, Alsoghayer, Alharbi), Qassim University, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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