Knowledge and attitude toward mental illness among the population at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Albarqi; Abdullah Almaqhawi

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Knowledge and attitude toward mental illness among the population at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Albarqi

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Abdullah Almaqhawi

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Department of Family Medicine and Community, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2022; 24(1): 19–26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2022.113009

Online publish date: 2022/03/27

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Knowledge and attitude toward mental illness among the population at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Albarqi 1 , Abdullah Almaqhawi 1

Mohammed Albarqi

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,

Abdullah Almaqhawi

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