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Awareness and Attitude of Parents and Caregivers Regarding Harmful Traditional Medical Practices Towards Children in Aseer Region of Saudi Arabia

Youssef A Alqahtani1 Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ayed A Shati1 Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Reem T Alalyani2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Taghreed A Alolah2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Maymunah A Alshahrani2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Ghufran B Asiri2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Afnan M Alneami2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Fairouz M Asiri2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Shahd K Abumilha2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Atheer S Alshahrani2 Medical Intern, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Pages 4515-4524 | Received 04 Jul 2023, Accepted 22 Sep 2023, Published online: 04 Oct 2023

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