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Assessment of pharmacy students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward herbal dietary supplements

Sarah A. Nakhala Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
, PharmD,
Souraya A. Domiatia Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6423-5488
, PharmD, PhDORCID Icon,
Mohamed E. K. Aminb Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, LebanonORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0404-2040
, PhDORCID Icon &
Abdalla M. El-Lakanyc Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
, PhD
Pages 1826-1830 | Received 27 May 2020, Accepted 13 Sep 2020, Published online: 13 Oct 2020

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