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Research Article

Attitude towards seeking professional help for mental health among medical students In Karachi, Pakistan

Mubashir Zafar1 Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7440-0635
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Tafazzul H Zaidi2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nadira H Zaidi3 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology, Karachi, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3838-1948
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Muhammad WN Ahmed2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2663-0022
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Sobia Memon2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8416-1770
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Faheem Ahmed2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, PakistanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-3786
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Amal Siddiqui2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, Pakistan
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Abeen Fatima2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, Pakistan
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Ayesha Shahid2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, Pakistan
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Balaj Hussain2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, Pakistan
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Anosha Salam2 Department of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Jinnah Sind Medical university, Karachi, Pakistan
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Article: FSO916 | Received 19 Jun 2023, Accepted 04 Oct 2023, Published online: 17 Jan 2024

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