Development, validation and implementation of continuous professional development programmes for community pharmacists

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 557-563

  Adepu, R ^a   Shariff, A ^a  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; capillary blood glucose; community pharmacists; continuous professional development; knowledge attitude and practice; patient counselling

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79955080936     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.78520     Document Type: Article

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