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Burnout and imposter syndrome among Saudi young adults

The strings in the puppet show of psychological morbidity

Saad Alrayyes, Umar F. Dar, Musab Alrayes, Ahmed Alghutayghit and Nouf Alrayyes
Saudi Medical Journal February 2020, 41 (2) 189-194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.2.24841

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