The complexities of skill mix in community pharmacy

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 269, Issue 7228, 2002, Pages 851-854

  Hassell, Karen ^a   Shann, Phillip ^a   Noyce, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0037079446     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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