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Dietary supplements: usage and opinions among health sciences students

Teng CL 1 , Tey KK 2 , Lim PH 3 , Cheng SF 4 , Nordin MS 5 , Ng CM 6 Show all authors , Wan Zakaria WN 7 , Wong KY 8

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  • 1 Cheong Lieng Teng. Department of Family Medicine, International Medical School, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • 2 Kim Kuan Tey. Pharmacy, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Lim Pek Hong. Nursing Department, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Shian Feng Cheng. Medical Student, International Medical University, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • 5 Mohd Safwan Nordin. Medical Student, International Medical University, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • 6 Medical Student, International Medical University, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • 7 Wan Nurzahiah Wan Zakaria. Medical Student, International Medical University, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • 8 Khung Ying Wong. Medical Student, International Medical University, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education, 2008;2(2):30-32.
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Abstract

This is a questionnaire survey of dietary supplement usage among students in the International Medical University. Just over two-fifths of these students reported using dietary supplements daily. This high usage of dietary supplements is in contrast their expressed ambivalence about these products.

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