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: 2287

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Awareness of epilepsy in pharmacy students in different universities of Karachi, Pakistan

Fakhsheena Anjum
  • Fakhsheena Anjum
  • Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow university of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Sana Ghayas*
  • Sana Ghayas*
  • Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow university of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Tariq Ali
  • Tariq Ali
  • Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow university of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Noor Jahan
  • Noor Jahan
  • Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow university of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Huda Qadeer
  • Huda Qadeer
  • Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow university of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Anum Arshad
  • Anum Arshad
  • Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow university of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 21 January 2013
  •  Published: 15 March 2014

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