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Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings
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Alipour, Fatemeh Peiravian, Farzad Mehralian, Gholamhossein Alipour, Fatemeh Peiravian, Farzad Mehralian, Gholamhossein |
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spellingShingle | Alipour, Fatemeh, Peiravian, Farzad, Mehralian, Gholamhossein, BMJ Open, Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings, General Medicine |
title | Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings |
title_full | Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings |
title_fullStr | Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings |
title_short | Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings |
title_sort | perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of tehran hospital settings |
title_unstemmed | Perceptions, experiences and expectations of physicians regarding the role of pharmacists in low-income and middle-income countries: the case of Tehran hospital settings |
topic | General Medicine |
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