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Childhood anxiety disorders prevalence in Saudi Arabia

Sulhi A. Alfakeh, Abdulelah A. Gadah, Khaled A. Alharbi, Fadi M. Jan, Mutasem S. Hejazi, Omar K. Addas, Mohammed K. Alamoudi and Ahmed I. Al Taifi
Saudi Medical Journal January 2021, 42 (1) 91-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.1.25624
Sulhi A. Alfakeh
From the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Abdulelah A. Gadah
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Khaled A. Alharbi
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Fadi M. Jan
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Mutasem S. Hejazi
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Omar K. Addas
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Mohammed K. Alamoudi
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Ahmed I. Al Taifi
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Saudi Medical Journal Jan 2021, 42 (1) 91-94; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.1.25624
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