Prescription of medicines by medical students of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

Prescription of medicines by medical students of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prescription of medicines by non-doctors is an issue with serious global implications. To our knowledge prescription of drugs by medical and non-medical students has not been studied before. We aimed to determine the practice and att...

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Main Authors:	Irani Faria A, Waqar Sana, Syed Reema, Zafar Syed, Saleem Sarah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2008-05-01
Series:	BMC Public Health
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/162

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