Australian hospital pharmacists' experiences of a UK non-medical prescribing course

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-193

  Weeks, Greg R ^a   Marriott, Jennifer ^b   George, Johnson ^b  

^a BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; EXPERIENCE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST PRESCRIBING; PLANNING; PRESCRIPTION; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77958000481     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2010.tb00536.x     Document Type: Article

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