Utility of the pharmacy college admission test (PCAT): Implications for admissions committees

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-51

  Thomas, Michael C ^a   Draugalis, JoLaine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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