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Original Research

The Effects on the Number of Patients Visiting the Emergency Units: Comparison Study Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Abdelhakim AbdelhadiEngineering Management Department, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1207-1211 | Published online: 27 May 2021

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