African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Sciatica: Medical treatment or Physiotherapy?

Mehreen Saleem
  • Mehreen Saleem
  • Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Salman Iftikhar
  • Salman Iftikhar
  • Department of Pharmacology, Rashid Latif Medical & Dental College Lahore, Pakistan.
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Ramsha Javaid
  • Ramsha Javaid
  • Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Tayyaba Rana
  • Tayyaba Rana
  • Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Maheen Rana
  • Maheen Rana
  • Department of Pathology, Rashid Latif Medical & Dental College Lahore, Pakistan.
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Yasir Arfat
  • Yasir Arfat
  • College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of science and technology Xian, China.
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  •  Received: 03 July 2019
  •  Accepted: 31 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 August 2019

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