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Prescribing practices in the treatment of depression among psychiatrists in Oman

Marwa A. Albalushi, Mandhar. H Almaqbali, Salim K. Al-Huseini and Hamed N. Alsinawi
Neurosciences Journal April 2021, 26 (2) 152-157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2021.2.20200110
Marwa A. Albalushi
From the Department of Psychiatry (Al-Balushi, AlMaqbali), Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Department of Behavioral Medicine (AlSinawi), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Ministry of Health (Al-Huseini), Oman
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Mandhar. H Almaqbali
From the Department of Psychiatry (Al-Balushi, AlMaqbali), Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Department of Behavioral Medicine (AlSinawi), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Ministry of Health (Al-Huseini), Oman
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Salim K. Al-Huseini
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Hamed N. Alsinawi
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