Pharmacy closures may have negative effect on medication adherence
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Teaching medication adherence in US colleges and schools of pharmacy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacy Today
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1042-0991
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptdy.2019.07.018