A career as ... a specialist microbiology pharmacist

Hospital Pharmacist

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 459-464

  Hand, Kieran ^a,b   Lawson, Wendy ^c,d  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Clin Pharm Association (UKCPA)   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UKCPA Infect Mgmt Pharm Grp

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CAREER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 10844284570     PISSN: 13527967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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