Pervasiveness of scholastic duplicity and plagiarism among the pharmacy students in Pakistan

Authors

  • Sadia Shakeel
  • Wajiha Iffat
  • Tehseen Quds
  • Nighat Tanveer
  • Sidra Hassan

Keywords:

Plagiarism, academic duplicity, Pharmacy undergraduate students, Pakistan

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim to identify pharmacy students

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2013-11-29

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Shakeel, S., Iffat, W., Quds, T., Tanveer, N., & Hassan, S. (2013). Pervasiveness of scholastic duplicity and plagiarism among the pharmacy students in Pakistan. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 12(1), 167–175. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/1291

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