Update on the pharmacist shortage: National and state data through 2003

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 492-499

  Knapp, Katherine K ^a,b   Quist, Ryan M ^c   Walton, Surrey M ^d   Miller, Laura M ^e  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c W University College of Pharmacy   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e National Association of Chain Drug Stores   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Employment; Manpower; Pharmacists; Prescriptions; United States

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14744298793     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/62.5.492     Document Type: Review

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