Assessment of pattern for consumption and awareness regarding energy drinks among medical students

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Aslam, Hafiz Muhammad ^a   Mughal, Anum ^a   Edhi, Muhammad Muzzammil ^b   Saleem, Shafaq ^a   Rao, Masood Hussain ^c   Aftab, Anum ^a   Hanif, Maliha ^d   Ahmed, Alina ^e   Khan, Agha Muhammad Hammad ^e  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Liaquat National Medical College   (Pakistan)

^c Pakistan Medical Research Council   (Pakistan)

^d JINNAH MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^e JINNAH SINDH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Energy drinks; Palpitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978139155     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: 20493258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-3258-71-31     Document Type: Article

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