Excellence in curriculum development and assessment

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Abate, Marie A ^a   Stamatakis, Mary K ^a   Haggett, Rosemary R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Curriculum; Excellence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744492106     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj670389     Document Type: Review

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