Pediatric pharmacotherapeutic education: Current status and recommendations to fill the growing need

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1277-1282

  Aucoin, Robert G ^a   Buck, Marcia L ^b   Dupuis, L Lee ^c   Dominguez, Karen D ^d   Smith, Katherine P ^e  

^a OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e ROSEMAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Pediatrics; Pharmacy education; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESIDENT; REVIEW; TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES;

EID: 24144451792     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.2005.25.9.1277     Document Type: Review

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