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Ophthalmic drops abuse in community pharmacy setting: A cross-sectional study from Jordan

Mayyada WazaifyDepartment of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mahmoud B. AlaliDepartment of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Mahmood A. YousefDepartment of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanView further author information
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Samir QammazDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GreeceView further author information
Pages 656-660 | Received 08 Oct 2016, Accepted 01 Dec 2016, Published online: 26 May 2017

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