What makes continuing education effective: Perspectives of community pharmacists

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-317

  Mc Namara, Kevin P ^a,b   Marriott, Jennifer L ^a   Duncan, Gregory J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRAINING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 37049015533     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.15.4.0010     Document Type: Article

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