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The trends of cancer patients’ perceptions on the causes and risk factors of cancer over time

Abdul Rahman Jazieh, Mohammad Alkaiyat, Khadega A. Abuelgasim and Husam Ardah
Saudi Medical Journal May 2022, 43 (5) 479-485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20210742
Abdul Rahman Jazieh
From the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim, Ardah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim); and from the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Ardah), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad Alkaiyat
From the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim, Ardah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim); and from the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Ardah), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Khadega A. Abuelgasim
From the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim, Ardah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim); and from the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Ardah), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Husam Ardah
From the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim), King Abdulaziz Medical City, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim, Ardah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, from the Department of Oncology (Jazieh, Alkaiyat, Abuelgasim); and from the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (Ardah), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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