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Complementary and alternative medicine use among ischemic stroke survivors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Tahani Alhawsawi, Maryam Alghamdi, Omnyah Albaradei, Huda Zaher, Wejdan Balubaid, Hessah A. Alotibi, Khalid Aboalshamat and Saeed Alzahrani
Neurosciences Journal October 2020, 25 (5) 362-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.5.20200088
Tahani Alhawsawi
From the Dental intern (Alghamdi), Senior Registrar Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine (Albaradei, Alotibi), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Zaher), Saudi Board-certified Neurologist from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center Jeddah (Balubaid), Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health (Aboalshamat), Consultant Cerebrovascular Neurologist Internal Medicine Department/ Division of Neurology (Alzahrani), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Alhawsawi)
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From the Dental intern (Alghamdi), Senior Registrar Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine (Albaradei, Alotibi), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Zaher), Saudi Board-certified Neurologist from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center Jeddah (Balubaid), Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health (Aboalshamat), Consultant Cerebrovascular Neurologist Internal Medicine Department/ Division of Neurology (Alzahrani), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Alhawsawi)
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Huda Zaher
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Wejdan Balubaid
From the Dental intern (Alghamdi), Senior Registrar Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine (Albaradei, Alotibi), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Zaher), Saudi Board-certified Neurologist from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center Jeddah (Balubaid), Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health (Aboalshamat), Consultant Cerebrovascular Neurologist Internal Medicine Department/ Division of Neurology (Alzahrani), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Alhawsawi)
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Hessah A. Alotibi
From the Dental intern (Alghamdi), Senior Registrar Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine (Albaradei, Alotibi), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Zaher), Saudi Board-certified Neurologist from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center Jeddah (Balubaid), Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health (Aboalshamat), Consultant Cerebrovascular Neurologist Internal Medicine Department/ Division of Neurology (Alzahrani), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Alhawsawi)
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Khalid Aboalshamat
From the Dental intern (Alghamdi), Senior Registrar Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine (Albaradei, Alotibi), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Zaher), Saudi Board-certified Neurologist from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center Jeddah (Balubaid), Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health (Aboalshamat), Consultant Cerebrovascular Neurologist Internal Medicine Department/ Division of Neurology (Alzahrani), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Alhawsawi)
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Saeed Alzahrani
From the Dental intern (Alghamdi), Senior Registrar Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine (Albaradei, Alotibi), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Zaher), Saudi Board-certified Neurologist from King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center Jeddah (Balubaid), Assistant Professor of Dental Public Health (Aboalshamat), Consultant Cerebrovascular Neurologist Internal Medicine Department/ Division of Neurology (Alzahrani), Neurology Resident at king Fahad General Hospital (Alhawsawi)
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