Evaluation of NHS Direct "referral" to community pharmacists

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Munro, James ^a   O'Cathain, Alicia ^a   Knowles, Emma ^a   Nicholl, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COUGHING; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RASH; SORE THROAT; STOMACH PAIN; TELEPHONE; VOMITING;

EID: 0037359606     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/002235702801     Document Type: Article

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