Prevalence of Self-Medication among Population of Tehran, Iran

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  • Erfan Babahoseinpour Department of cellular and molecular biology- genetic, Islamic Azad University of Varamin-Pishva branch, Tehran, Iran
  • Jamil Kheirvari Khezerlo Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammadreza Yazdan Nasab Pasteur Institute of Iran (IPI), Mycobacteriology and Pulmonary Research, Microbiota Lab, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohsen Tabasi Legal Medicine Research Centre, Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran
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volume 8  issue 1

pages  131- 133

publication date 2019-03-01

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