Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 114-125 , March 2010

Promoting key interactions in a distance medicinal chemistry course

  • Naser Z. Alsharif, PharmD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Naser Z. Alsharif, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University Medical Center, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178
    • ,
  • Victoria F. Roche, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2010.01.003

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 114-125 , March 2010

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