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Quality of life among multiple sclerosis patients in Saudi Arabia

Hussein A. Algahtani, Bader H. Shirah, Faris A. Alzahrani, Hind A. Abobaker, Nebras A. Alghanaim and Juan S. Manlangit
Neurosciences Journal October 2017, 22 (4) 261-266; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.4.20170273
Hussein A. Algahtani
From the Neurology Section (Algahtani), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Algahtani, Alzahrani, Abobaker, Alghanaim, Manlangit Jr), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Bader H. Shirah
From the Neurology Section (Algahtani), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Algahtani, Alzahrani, Abobaker, Alghanaim, Manlangit Jr), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Faris A. Alzahrani
From the Neurology Section (Algahtani), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Algahtani, Alzahrani, Abobaker, Alghanaim, Manlangit Jr), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hind A. Abobaker
From the Neurology Section (Algahtani), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Algahtani, Alzahrani, Abobaker, Alghanaim, Manlangit Jr), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Nebras A. Alghanaim
From the Neurology Section (Algahtani), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Algahtani, Alzahrani, Abobaker, Alghanaim, Manlangit Jr), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Juan S. Manlangit
From the Neurology Section (Algahtani), Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (Shirah), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (Algahtani, Alzahrani, Abobaker, Alghanaim, Manlangit Jr), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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