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Prevalence, perception, and attitude regarding electronic cigarettes usage among young adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study

Norah I. AlHumaidan, Lama A. AlZelfawi, Zeena A. AlHindawi, Lena M. AlDosari, Aljoharah M. AlTowaijri and Njoud F. AlFaisal
Saudi Medical Journal August 2024, 45 (8) 857-861; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.8.20240359
Norah I. AlHumaidan
From the College of Medicine (AlHumaidan, AlZelfawi, AlHindawi, AlDosari, AlTowaijri), Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University, and from the Department of Family Medicine (AlFaisal), King Abdullah University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Lama A. AlZelfawi
From the College of Medicine (AlHumaidan, AlZelfawi, AlHindawi, AlDosari, AlTowaijri), Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University, and from the Department of Family Medicine (AlFaisal), King Abdullah University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Zeena A. AlHindawi
From the College of Medicine (AlHumaidan, AlZelfawi, AlHindawi, AlDosari, AlTowaijri), Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University, and from the Department of Family Medicine (AlFaisal), King Abdullah University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Lena M. AlDosari
From the College of Medicine (AlHumaidan, AlZelfawi, AlHindawi, AlDosari, AlTowaijri), Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University, and from the Department of Family Medicine (AlFaisal), King Abdullah University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Aljoharah M. AlTowaijri
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Njoud F. AlFaisal
From the College of Medicine (AlHumaidan, AlZelfawi, AlHindawi, AlDosari, AlTowaijri), Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University, and from the Department of Family Medicine (AlFaisal), King Abdullah University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Norah I. AlHumaidan, Lama A. AlZelfawi, Zeena A. AlHindawi, Lena M. AlDosari, Aljoharah M. AlTowaijri, Njoud F. AlFaisal
Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2024, 45 (8) 857-861; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.8.20240359

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Saudi Medical Journal Aug 2024, 45 (8) 857-861; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.8.20240359
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