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Child neglect in Saudi Arabia

The neglected form of child maltreatment

Maha AlFarhan, Jana AlMelhem, Abeer ElMahadi, Haneen AlTurki, Saleheen Hassan and Maha Almuneef
Saudi Medical Journal June 2022, 43 (6) 610-617; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.6.20220117

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