Letter to the Editor: Child maltreatment between knowledge, attitude and beliefs among Saudi pediatricians, pediatric residency trainees and medical students
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a Child Protection Team, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia b Department of Emergency Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia c Department of Pediatrics, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia d Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia e Psychiatry Department, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Child maltreatment between knowledge, attitude and beliefs among Saudi pediatricians, pediatric residency trainees and medical students
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