What do clinical pharmacologists do? A questionnaire survey of senior UK clinical pharmacologists

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-169

  Aronson, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CONSULTATION; EDITOR; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE; WRITING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84855509618     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.04079.x     Document Type: Note

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