An analysis of pharmacy workforce capacity in Nigeria

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Ekpenyong, Aniekan ^a   Udoh, Arit ^b   Kpokiri, Eneyi ^c   Bates, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PHARMACIST; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS; WORKFORCE;

EID: 85052619456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20523211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-018-0147-9     Document Type: Article

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