Characteristics of ambulatory care clinics and pharmacists in Veterans Affairs medical centers

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-72

  Alsuwaidan, Salem ^a   Malone, Daniel C ^a   Billups, Sarah J ^a   Carter, Barry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Ambulatory care; Anticoagulants; Clinical pharmacists; Clinical pharmacy; Data collection; Degrees; Department of Veterans Affairs; Hospital; Hyperlipidemia; Institutional; Pharmacy; Prescribing; Prescripti ons; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MANAGED CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER;

EID: 0031962414     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/55.1.68     Document Type: Article

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