International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Profile and management of community acquired pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Maqsood A. Khan
  • Maqsood A. Khan
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Zeb-un-nisa
  • Zeb-un-nisa
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Syed I. Ali
  • Syed I. Ali
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Sadia S. Kashif
  • Sadia S. Kashif
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Farya Zafar
  • Farya Zafar
  • Department of Pharmaceutics, University Of Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Huma Ali
  • Huma Ali
  • Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Rasheeda Fatima
  • Rasheeda Fatima
  • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Hafsa Sohail
  • Hafsa Sohail
  • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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Sarwat Jahan
  • Sarwat Jahan
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi Sindh, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 18 December 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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