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Quality of life of caregivers of autistic children in Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

Basma A. Al-Jabri, Refal M. Abualhamael, Maryam T. Al Hazza, Salwa A. Bahabri, Yara M. Alamri and Bayan M. Alghamdi
Neurosciences Journal July 2022, 27 (3) 150-155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.3.20210141
Basma A. Al-Jabri
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Jabri), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and from the Faculty of Medicine (Abualhamael, Al Hazza, Bahabri, Alamri, Alghamdi), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Refal M. Abualhamael
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Jabri), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and from the Faculty of Medicine (Abualhamael, Al Hazza, Bahabri, Alamri, Alghamdi), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Maryam T. Al Hazza
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Jabri), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and from the Faculty of Medicine (Abualhamael, Al Hazza, Bahabri, Alamri, Alghamdi), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Salwa A. Bahabri
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Yara M. Alamri
From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Jabri), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and from the Faculty of Medicine (Abualhamael, Al Hazza, Bahabri, Alamri, Alghamdi), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bayan M. Alghamdi
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Neurosciences Journal Jul 2022, 27 (3) 150-155; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2022.3.20210141
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