Clinical pharmacy to meet the health needs of Tanzanians: Education reform through partnership across continents (2008-2011)

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Youmans, Sharon ^a   Ngassapa, Olipa ^b   Chambuso, Mhina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

clinical pharmacy; curricular reform; pharmacy education; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; TANZANIA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CALIFORNIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TANZANIA;

EID: 84871438805     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.44     Document Type: Article

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