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Systematic review of the epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Arab countries

Najla J. Alhraiwil, Anna Ali, Mowafa S. Househ, Ali M. Al-Shehri and Ashraf A. El-Metwally
Neurosciences Journal April 2015, 20 (2) 137-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2015.2.20140678
Najla J. Alhraiwil
From the College of Public Health and Health Informatics (Alhraiwil, Ali, Al-Shehri, Househ, El-Metwally), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (El-Metwally), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
BSc, MPH
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Anna Ali
From the College of Public Health and Health Informatics (Alhraiwil, Ali, Al-Shehri, Househ, El-Metwally), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (El-Metwally), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
BDS, MSc
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Mowafa S. Househ
From the College of Public Health and Health Informatics (Alhraiwil, Ali, Al-Shehri, Househ, El-Metwally), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (El-Metwally), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
PhD
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Ali M. Al-Shehri
From the College of Public Health and Health Informatics (Alhraiwil, Ali, Al-Shehri, Househ, El-Metwally), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (El-Metwally), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
MD, MFPH
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Ashraf A. El-Metwally
From the College of Public Health and Health Informatics (Alhraiwil, Ali, Al-Shehri, Househ, El-Metwally), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (El-Metwally), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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