Professional training and roles of community pharmacists in Malaysia: Views from general medical practitioners

Malaysian Family Physician

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 7-

  Hassali, M A ^a   Awaisu, A ^a   Shafie, A A ^a   Saeed, M S ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Community pharmacists; General practitioners; Perceptions; Roles; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 74249113223     PISSN: 1985207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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