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Evaluating Employability Skills: Employer and Student Perceptions

Venetia SaundersSchool of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katherine ZuzelSchool of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University
Pages 1-15 | Received 30 Sep 2009, Accepted 08 Mar 2010, Published online: 14 Dec 2015

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