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The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the development of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in Saudi Arabia

Deemah A. Alateeq, Haneen N. Almughera, Tharaa N. Almughera, Raghad F. Alfedeah, Taeef S. Nasser and Khozama A. Alaraj
Saudi Medical Journal July 2021, 42 (7) 750-760; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.7.20210181

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