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Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals in the Al Ahsa Region, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Almaqhawi
1
,
Abdulsattar Khan
1
,
Mohammed Albarqi
1
,
Abdullah Almulhim
1
,
Sayed Ibrahim Ali
1, 2
,
Hany S. Elbarbary
3, 4

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Department Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
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College of Education, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
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Department Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
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Department Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2022; 24(1): 27–31
Online publish date: 2022/03/27
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