Selecting pharmacy students with appropriate communication skills

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-73

  Jones, Janet ^a   Krass, Ines ^a   Holder, Gerald M ^a   Robinson, Rosalie A ^a  

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