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Evaluation of COVID-19 myths in Saudi Arabia
Noara K. Alhusseini, Muhammad R. Sajid, Haifa A. Alsheikh, Tala H. Sriwi, Nour B. Odeh, Rawan E. Elshaer, Rawand E. Altamimi and Peter M.B. Cahusac
Saudi Medical Journal April 2021, 42 (4) 377-383; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20200706
Noara K. Alhusseini
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MAS, DrPHMuhammad R. Sajid
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MD, FCPSHaifa A. Alsheikh
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical Student
Tala H. Sriwi
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical Student
Nour B. Odeh
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical Student
Rawan E. Elshaer
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical Student
Rawand E. Altamimi
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical Student
Peter M.B. Cahusac
From the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Alhusseini, Cahusac); from the Department of Pathology (Sajid); from the College of Medicine (Alsheikh, Sriwi, Odeh, Elshaer, Altamimi), Alfaisal University; and from the Department of Comparative Medicine (Cahusac), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Roles: Medical Student

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Evaluation of COVID-19 myths in Saudi Arabia
Noara K. Alhusseini, Muhammad R. Sajid, Haifa A. Alsheikh, Tala H. Sriwi, Nour B. Odeh, Rawan E. Elshaer, Rawand E. Altamimi, Peter M.B. Cahusac
Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2021, 42 (4) 377-383; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20200706
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