Improving communication between hospitals and community providers: The role of a pharmacy discharge letter

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-24

  Grad, Roland ^a,b,e   Mallet, Louise ^c,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Herzl Family Practice Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; LEVOTHYROXINE; LORAZEPAM; OMEPRAZOLE;

AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSOMNIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; RASH; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031897716     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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