Peer review and continuous quality improvement of pharmacists' clinical interventions

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1722-1727

  Zimmerman, Christopher R ^a,b   Smolarek, Richard T ^c,d   Stevenson, James G ^c,e  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DRH

^d School of Pharmacy   (United States)

^e WSU   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Clinical pharmacy; Computers; Documentation; Education, pharmaceutical; Hospitals; Interventions; Peer review; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COMPUTER; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0030843728     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/54.15.1722     Document Type: Article

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