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Neurophobia among medical students

Ahmad A. Abulaban, Tahir H. Obeid, Hussein A. Algahtani, Suleiman M. Kojan, Ali M. Al-Khathaami, Abdulrhman A. Abulaban, Maryam F. Bokhari, Anas A. Merdad and Suhaib A. Radi
Neurosciences Journal January 2015, 20 (1) 37-40;
Ahmad A. Abulaban
From the Neurology Division (Abulaban, Obeid, Algahtani, Kojan, Al-Khathaami, Bokhari) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, and the Department of Medical Education (Abulaban, Merdad, Radi), College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Tahir H. Obeid
From the Neurology Division (Abulaban, Obeid, Algahtani, Kojan, Al-Khathaami, Bokhari) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, and the Department of Medical Education (Abulaban, Merdad, Radi), College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hussein A. Algahtani
From the Neurology Division (Abulaban, Obeid, Algahtani, Kojan, Al-Khathaami, Bokhari) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, and the Department of Medical Education (Abulaban, Merdad, Radi), College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Suleiman M. Kojan
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Ali M. Al-Khathaami
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Abdulrhman A. Abulaban
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Maryam F. Bokhari
From the Neurology Division (Abulaban, Obeid, Algahtani, Kojan, Al-Khathaami, Bokhari) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, and the Department of Medical Education (Abulaban, Merdad, Radi), College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Anas A. Merdad
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Suhaib A. Radi
From the Neurology Division (Abulaban, Obeid, Algahtani, Kojan, Al-Khathaami, Bokhari) Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, and the Department of Medical Education (Abulaban, Merdad, Radi), College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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