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Published on 12.08.15 in Vol 17, No 8 (2015): August

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Works citing "Association of Online Health Information–Seeking Behavior and Self-Care Activities Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia"

Amr Jamal, Samina A. Khan, Ahmed AlHumud, Abdulaziz Al-Duhyyim, Mohammed Alrashed, Faisal Bin Shabr, Alwalid Alteraif, Abdullah Almuziri, Mowafa Househ, Riaz Qureshi

J Med Internet Res 2015 (Aug 12); 17(8):e196 

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