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Oncology research in Saudi Arabia over a 10-year period
A synopsis
Majed A. Alghamdi, Rajab A. Alzahrani, Hashem H. Alhashemi, Arwa A. Obaid, Ali G. Alghamdi, Mohammed A. Aldokhi, Amal M. Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Alghamdi, Ahmed S. Qanat, Wasil A. Jastaniah and Suliman M. Alghamdi
Saudi Medical Journal March 2020, 41 (3) 261-266; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.3.24912
Majed A. Alghamdi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FRCPCRajab A. Alzahrani
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FEBORLHashem H. Alhashemi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FRCPCArwa A. Obaid
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBSAli G. Alghamdi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FacharztMohammed A. Aldokhi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentAmal M. Alghamdi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentAbdulaziz A. Alghamdi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentAhmed S. Qanat
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentWasil A. Jastaniah
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, FRCPCSuliman M. Alghamdi
From the Department of Internal Medicine (Alghamdi), from the Department of Surgery (Alzahrani), Faculty of Medicine (Aldokhi, Alghamdi), Al-Baha University, Al-Baha; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhashemi), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Department of Oncology (Jastaniah, Alghamdi), Princess Noorah Cancer Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard; from the Faculty of Medicine (Alghamdi, Qanat), King Abdulaziz University; from King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Alghamdi); from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Alghamdi), Jeddah; from the Department of Pediatrics (Jastaniah), Faculty of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Oncology research in Saudi Arabia over a 10-year period
Majed A. Alghamdi, Rajab A. Alzahrani, Hashem H. Alhashemi, Arwa A. Obaid, Ali G. Alghamdi, Mohammed A. Aldokhi, Amal M. Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Alghamdi, Ahmed S. Qanat, Wasil A. Jastaniah, Suliman M. Alghamdi
Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2020, 41 (3) 261-266; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24912
Oncology research in Saudi Arabia over a 10-year period
Majed A. Alghamdi, Rajab A. Alzahrani, Hashem H. Alhashemi, Arwa A. Obaid, Ali G. Alghamdi, Mohammed A. Aldokhi, Amal M. Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Alghamdi, Ahmed S. Qanat, Wasil A. Jastaniah, Suliman M. Alghamdi
Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2020, 41 (3) 261-266; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24912
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