ArticleInfection and drug resistance2019
Self-medication of antibiotics: investigating practice among university students at the Malaysian National Defence University.
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Mainul HaqueFaculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
Nor Azlina A RahmanDepartment of Physical Rehabilitation Sciences, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, 25200, Malaysia.
Judy McKimmSwansea University School of Medicine, Grove Building, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK.
Golam Mohammad KibriaFaculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
Md Anwarul Azim MajumderDepartment of Medical Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies.
Seraj Zohurul HaqueDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK.
Md Zakirul IslamDepartment of Pharmacology, Eastern Medical College, Burichang 3520, Bangladesh.
Shahidah Leong Binti AbdullahFaculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
Aqil Mohammad DaherFaculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
Zainal ZulkifliDepartment of Surgery, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital, Temerloh, Pahang, 28000, Malaysia.
Sayeeda RahmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Public Health, School of Medicine, American University of Integrative Sciences, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Russell KabirSchool of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
Siti Nur Najihah Binti LutfiFaculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
Nur Syamirah Aishah Binti OthmanFaculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 57000, Malaysia.
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