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The role of pharmacists in primary healthcare – evidence on coordinated care involving pharmacists

Joanna Oberska
1
,
Joanna Siennicka
2
,
Paweł Żuk
2
,
Krzysztof Kanecki
1
,
Aneta Nitsch-Osuch
1
,
Magdalena Bogdan
1

  1. Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  2. Medical and Diagnostic Center in Siedlce, Siedlce, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.156544
Online publish date: 2025/12/22
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