Understanding the impact of overactive bladder from a patient perspective
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This continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activity is based on the symposium Understanding the Impact of Overactive Bladder from a Patient Perspective, which was presented at APhA2009, the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, on April 4, 2009, in San Antonio, TX. It was prepared by Cynthia Knapp Dlugosz, BPharm, CKD Associates, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, on behalf of the American Pharmacists Association.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009