Healthcare workers experience in dealing with Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Rana H. Almaghrabi; Huda Alfaradi; Wejdan A. Al Hebshi; Mohammed M. Albaadani

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Healthcare workers experience in dealing with Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Rana H. Almaghrabi, Huda Alfaradi, Wejdan A. Al Hebshi and Mohammed M. Albaadani

Saudi Medical Journal June 2020, 41 (6) 657-660; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.6.25101

Rana H. Almaghrabi

From the Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Huda Alfaradi

From the Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Wejdan A. Al Hebshi

From the Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Mohammed M. Albaadani

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vol. 41 no. 6 657-660

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Rana H. Almaghrabi, MD, MBBS ⇑,
Huda Alfaradi, MD,
Wejdan A. Al Hebshi, BSc, DipIC and
Mohammed M. Albaadani, BSN, RN

From the Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Address correspondence and reprints request to: Dr. Rana H. Almaghrabi, Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: ralmaghrabi{at}psmmc.med.sa ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-0302

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