Altered Sleep Duration and Poor Quality of Sleep Among Pharmacy Students Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown: A South-Indian Study

Prashanth Bhat1, Sophia M. George1, Sharad Chand1, Kauma Kurian2, Emy Susan Roy1, Greeshma Mathew1, R. Prajnashree1, Haritha S Nath1, Akshara Theresa Babu1, Jeffrey Reist3
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, NGSM Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (NGSMIPS), Nitte (Deemed To Be University), Mangalore, India
2MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India
3College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, 180S. Grand Avenue 169 CPB, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA

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