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Epidemiology of pediatric trauma in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

An observational cohort study

Mansour M. Almalki, Mohammed E. Almalki, Nedaa Alsulaimani, Shahad Tariq, Taif Alqahtani, Fawaz Baalaraj and Mohammed Ageel
Saudi Medical Journal August 2023, 44 (8) 808-814; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20230292
Mansour M. Almalki
From the College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed E. Almalki
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Nedaa Alsulaimani
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Taif Alqahtani
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Fawaz Baalaraj
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Mohammed Ageel
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