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Physicians’ and nurses’ perceptions and attitudes toward sickle cell disease patients in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Ahmad A. Hazzazi, Mohssen H. Ageeli, Khalid A. Sharahili, Hesham M. Hamaly, Mohammad H. Aqeeli, Tawfeeq I. Altherwi, Mohammed Bakkar and Hafiz Malhan
Saudi Medical Journal August 2020, 41 (8) 841-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.8.25183

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