Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 19-28 , January 2012

The effect of prior experience with aseptic techniques on learning outcomes in a sterile compounding laboratory course

Presented in part as a poster at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL.

  • Anna Ratka, PhD, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Kingsville, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Anna Ratka, PhD, PharmD, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rangel College of Pharmacy Texas A&M Health Science Center, 1010 West Avenue B, MSC 131, Kingsville, TX 78363
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  • Elaine Demps, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Kingsville, TX
    • ,
  • André Mack, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX

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PII: S1877-1297(11)00100-6

doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2011.10.008

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 19-28 , January 2012

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