Pakistani pharmacy students' perception about complementary and alternative medicine

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Hussain, Shahzad ^a   Malik, Farnaz ^a   Hameed, Abdul ^b   Ahmed, Safia ^c   Riaz, Humayun ^a   Abbasi, Naila ^d   Malik, Muhammad ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^d HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Complementary and alternative medicine; Pakistan; Perception; Pharmacy students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDES; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDES; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858317452     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe76221     Document Type: Article

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