Predictors of pharmacist's continuing competence

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-118

  Fielding, David W ^a   Rogers, W Todd ^b   Tench, Elizabeth ^a   O'Byrne, Carol C ^c   Page, Gordon G ^a   Schulzer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Practice and Quality Assurance   (Canada)

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