Optimising drug utilisation in long term care

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 143-152

  Lapane, K L ^a   Hughes, C M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA BASE; DRUG USE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036242565     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-200220030-00001     Document Type: Review

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