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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Concerning COVID-19 Among Undergraduate Students of Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences at King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Surveyed Study

Mohamed Adam1 Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Moawia Gameraddin2 Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5745-0809View further author information
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Magbool Alelyani1 Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6597-5090View further author information
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Gaffar Sarwar Zaman3 Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-3990View further author information
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Alamin Musa1 Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-1987View further author information
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Irshad Ahmad4 Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mohammad Y Alshahrani3 Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Kamal Alsultan2 Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Awadia Gareeballah2 Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-2795View further author information
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Pages 789-797 | Published online: 24 Jul 2021

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