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To Cite this Article: Basri, M. F., Razak, A. A., Hussin, M. Y. M., & Muhammad, F. (2019). Alternative Financing for Higher Education Students: Conceptual and Empirical Issues. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(10), 394–405.
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