Instruction on compounded sterile preparations at U.S. schools of pharmacy

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2267-2274

  Hellums, Mac ^a   Alverson, Susan P ^b   Monk Tutor, Mary R ^b,c  

^a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacy Administration ^*  (United States)

^c SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compounding; Curriculum; Data collection; Education, pharmaceutical; Sterile products

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPOUNDED STERILE PREPARATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048957230     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060531     Document Type: Article

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