Practice characteristics of bachelor of science and doctor of pharmacy degreed pharmacists based on the 2009 national workforce survey

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Kreling, David H ^a   Doucette, William R ^b   Chang, Elizabeth H ^b   Gaither, Caroline A ^c   Mott, David A ^a   Schommer, Jon C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degrees; Graduates; Pharmacist; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 85046979946     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj7409159     Document Type: Article

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