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Epilepsy awareness among Rabigh Province residents in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey study

Majed M. Al-Hayani, Sumayyah A. Kobeisy, Khalid S. Allebdi, Sarah H. Al Hajari, Walaa S. Alluhibi, Naseem Y. Al-Yahyawi, Mazen Basheikh and Reem A. Alyoubi
Neurosciences Journal October 2022, 27 (4) 221-228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2022.4.20220045
Majed M. Al-Hayani
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sumayyah A. Kobeisy
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Khalid S. Allebdi
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sarah H. Al Hajari
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Walaa S. Alluhibi
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Naseem Y. Al-Yahyawi
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mazen Basheikh
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Reem A. Alyoubi
From King Abdulaziz University (Al-Hayani, Allebdi, Al Hajari, Alluhibi), Rabigh, Field Epidemiology Training Program (Al-Hayani), Riyadh, Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (Kobeisy, Alyoubi), King Abdulaziz University (Al-Yahyawi, Alyoubi), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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