The characteristics and patterns of utilization of healthcare services among Omanis with substance use disorders attending therapy for cessation

Nabila Al Wahaibi; Anwaar Al Lawati; Falaah Al Ruqeishy; Abdulla Al Khatri; Yahya Al-Farsi; Tahira M. A. Juma; Fatma Al Hinai; Nasser Al-Sibani; Sangeetha Mahadevan; Samir Al-Adawi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0210532

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The characteristics and patterns of utilization of healthcare services among Omanis with substance use disorders attending therapy for cessation

Nabila Al Wahaibi,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Wadi Kabir Health Centre, Directorate General of Health Services, Muscat Governorate, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Anwaar Al Lawati,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Ruwi Health Centre, Directorate General of Health Services, Muscat Governorate, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Falaah Al Ruqeishy,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Muscat Health Centre, Directorate General of Health Services, Muscat Governorate, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Abdulla Al Khatri,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Al Masarrah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Yahya Al-Farsi,

Roles Data curation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muscat, Oman
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Tahira M. A. Juma,

Roles Project administration

Affiliation Directorate of Health Services, Muttrah, Muscat Governorate, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Fatma Al Hinai,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation

Affiliation Directorate of Health Services, Muttrah, Muscat Governorate, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Nasser Al-Sibani,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Sangeetha Mahadevan,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Samir Al-Adawi

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: adawi@squ.edu.om, samir.al-adawi@fulbrightmail.org

Affiliation Department of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9858-5582

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The characteristics and patterns of utilization of healthcare services among Omanis with substance use disorders attending therapy for cessation

Nabila Al Wahaibi,
Anwaar Al Lawati,
Falaah Al Ruqeishy,
Abdulla Al Khatri,
Yahya Al-Farsi,
Tahira M. A. Juma,
Fatma Al Hinai,
Nasser Al-Sibani,
Sangeetha Mahadevan,
Samir Al-Adawi

Published: January 31, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210532

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