Process for preventing or identifying and resolving problems in drug therapy

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 639-650

  Robertson, Kenneth E ^a,b  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacists; Costs; Education, pharmaceutical; Forms; Guidelines; Interventions; Patient care; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacy; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance; Rational therapy; Staff development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY CONTROL; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 0029985441     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/53.6.639     Document Type: Article

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