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Research Paper

Knowledge, attitude, perception of Muslim parents towards vaccination in Malaysia

Mohammed Tahir Ansaria School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia;b Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-7726View further author information
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Nurul Nadia Jamaluddinb Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6618-9115View further author information
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Thiya Anissa Ramlanb Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4149-6052View further author information
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Nurshahiera Zamrib Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaView further author information
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Shahnaz Majeedb Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaView further author information
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Vishal Badgujarb Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaView further author information
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Farheen Samib Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaView further author information
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M Saquib Hasnainc Department of Pharmacy, Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, IndiaView further author information
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Helvinder Kaur Balbir Singhd General Studies Unit, Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Royal College of Medicine Perak, Ipoh, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 785-790 | Received 27 May 2020, Accepted 19 Jul 2020, Published online: 24 Aug 2020

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