Impact of the American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) immunization training certification program

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Kamal, Khalid M ^a   Madhavan, Suresh S ^a   Maine, Lucinda L ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Immunization; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

EID: 31044455464     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj6704124     Document Type: Article

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