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Exploring the predictors of depression among Saudi adolescents

Time for urgent firm actions

Nada A. AlYousefi, Mohammed O. AlRukban, Abdullah M. AlMana, Talal H. AlTukhaim, Basel A. AlMeflh, Yazeed O. AlMutairi and Omar S. AlMogheer
Saudi Medical Journal June 2021, 42 (6) 673-681; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.6.20200790

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