Evaluation of Pharmacists' Practice in Providing Asthma Care

Journal of Managed Pharmaceutical Care

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 41-57

  Suh, Dong Churl ^a,d   Barone, Joseph ^a   Duffy, Eileen ^b   Okpara, Ijeoma ^a   Morales, Enid ^a   Siddque, Mahmood I ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UMDNJ R Wood Johnson Univ Hosp   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma care; Disease certification; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 0346328580     PISSN: 15349713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J234v01n04_06     Document Type: Article

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