Pharmacotherapeutic interventions by a multi-speciality team: Opinions of the general practitioners and nurses

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Bondesson, Åsa ^a   Midlöv, Patrik ^a   Eriksson, Tommy ^a   Höglund, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Multi speciality team; Nursing home; Pharmacotherapeutic intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0038807695     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-003-0583-5     Document Type: Article

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