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Prescribing pattern of proton pump inhibitors among patients admitted to medical ward at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A retrospective study

Bodoor S. Al-Dosari, Bayan M. Binafeef and Samar A. Alsolami
Saudi Medical Journal December 2021, 42 (12) 1313-1319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210488
Bodoor S. Al-Dosari
From the Department of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bayan M. Binafeef
From the Department of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Samar A. Alsolami
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