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Autism services in low-resource areas

Amira T. Masri, Arwa K. Nasir, Aya G. Irshaid, Fatima Y. Irshaid, Farah K. Alomari, Faisal A. khatib, Abdelkarim A. Al-Qudah, Omar A. Nafi, Miral A. Almomani and Mahmoud A. Bashtawi
Neurosciences Journal April 2023, 28 (2) 116-122; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2023.2.20220098

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