Therapeutic interchange in Canadian hospitals: A national survey

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-34

  Eurich, Dean ^a   Poulin, Susan ^a,d   Semchuk, William ^b   Taylor, Jeff ^c  

^a REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b Clinical Pharmacy Services   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Saskatchewan Health Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian hospitals; Mail survey; Therapeutic interchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006724413     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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