Participation in online continuing education.
Objectives The ADAPT ( ADapting pharmacists' skills and Approaches to maximize Patients' drug Therapy effectiveness) e-learning programme requires weekly participation in module activities and facilitated discussion to support skill uptake. In this study, we sought to describe the extent and pattern...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 60 - 72 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Feb2016
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