African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2285

Full Length Research Paper

Progress test: A review to motivate their use in pharmacy schools in Brazil

Alberto Malta Junior
  • Alberto Malta Junior
  • Pharmacy School, Faculty of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil. Student of the Master Program in Management of Technology and Innovation in Health of the Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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José Lucio Martins Machado
  • José Lucio Martins Machado
  • Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP, Brazil.
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Maria Jutta Shadeck
  • Maria Jutta Shadeck
  • Undergraduate Medical Student of Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul, Brazil.
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Anabel Fonseca Ferrari
  • Anabel Fonseca Ferrari
  • Undergraduate Medical Student of Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul, Brazil.
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Carlos Fernando Collares
  • Carlos Fernando Collares
  • Department of Educational Development and Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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  •  Received: 15 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 22 November 2016
  •  Published: 08 December 2016

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