Patient Feedback on Pharmacist Prescribing for Minor Ailments in a Canadian Province
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Costs and savings associated with a pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments program in Saskatchewan
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عنوان ژورنال: INNOVATIONS in pharmacy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2155-0417
DOI: 10.24926/21550417.1331