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Original Research

Assessing Pharmacy Practitioners’ Perceptions of Continuing Pharmacy Education and Professional Development at an Oncology Service Hospital in Nepal: A Pilot Study

Baburam Adhikari1 Department of Pharmacy, Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lalitpur, NepalView further author information
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Asmita Priyadarshini Khatiwada2 Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Service Research, Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, NepalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ranish Shrestha3 Infection Control Unit, Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lalitpur, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0137-1888View further author information
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Sunil Shrestha1 Department of Pharmacy, Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Lalitpur, NepalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-7120View further author information
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Pages 911-919 | Published online: 01 Dec 2020

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