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The Impact of WhatsApp on the Blood Donation Process in Saudi Arabia

Qarmoosha Rasheed Al-Hajri1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Asma Alfayez1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1738-324X
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Demah Alsalman1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-9156
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Fahad Alanezi2 Community College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-7818
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Hala Alhodaib3 Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyad, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-025X
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Saja A Al-Rayes1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-7756
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Afnan Aljaffary1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6656-3306
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Bashair AlThani4 College of Business Administration, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-1224
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Heba AlNujaidi5 College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8189-1575
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Atheer K Al-Saif5 College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Razaz Attar6 Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyad, Saudi Arabia
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Duaa Aljabri1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2161-9932
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Sama’a Al-Mubarak1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-8976
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Mona M Al-Juwair1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Sumaiah Alrawiai1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-0616
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Turki M Alanzi1 Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1003-1010 | Published online: 19 Nov 2021

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