The benefits of a hospital based community services liaison pharmacist

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 33-38

  Brookes, K ^a   Scott, M G ^a   McConnell, J B ^a  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical Pharmacy Services; Discharge Counselling; Drug History Taking; Elderly; Medication Use; Primary Secondary Care Interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT READMISSION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034026886     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008713304892     Document Type: Article

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