Strategic use of home care pharmacy consultation may be worthwhile

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1597-1598

  Boling, Peter A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; HOME CARE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST;

AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0036717811     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50420.x     Document Type: Editorial

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