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Commentary

Barriers to effective pharmacy practice in low- and middle-income countries

Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar1 School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of AucklandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shane Scahill2 School of Management, College of Business, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
Pages 25-27 | Published online: 17 Mar 2014

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