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The impact of clinical pharmacists in improving Jordanian patients’ health outcomes

Eman A. Hammad, Rajaa A. Qudah and Amal A. Akour
Saudi Medical Journal November 2017, 38 (11) 1077-1089; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.11.21453

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