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Prevalence of depression among epileptic patients in Taif City, Saudi Arabia

Adnan A. Mubaraki, Afnan K. Sibyani, Rehab A. Alkhawtani, Bashaier G. Alqahtani and Faris K. Abu Alaynayn
Neurosciences Journal October 2021, 26 (4) 366-371; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2021.4.20210070
Adnan A. Mubaraki
From the Department of Medicine (Mubaraki), and from the College of Medicine (Sibyani, Alkhawtani, Alqahtani, Abu Alaynayn), Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Afnan K. Sibyani
From the Department of Medicine (Mubaraki), and from the College of Medicine (Sibyani, Alkhawtani, Alqahtani, Abu Alaynayn), Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Rehab A. Alkhawtani
From the Department of Medicine (Mubaraki), and from the College of Medicine (Sibyani, Alkhawtani, Alqahtani, Abu Alaynayn), Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bashaier G. Alqahtani
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Faris K. Abu Alaynayn
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Neurosciences Journal Oct 2021, 26 (4) 366-371; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2021.4.20210070
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