A pharmaceutical advisory service in a private nursing home: Provision and outcome

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 88-93

  Deshmukh, A A ^a,c   Sommerville, H ^b  

^a East Anglian Regional Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Norwich Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; LAXATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029888718     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1996.tb00848.x     Document Type: Article

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