A Survey of Drug Audit Practices and Promotion of Quality Prescribing in Australian Hospitals with a Focus on Psychotropic Drugs

Australian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 196-201

  Fellows, Linda ^a   Hughes, Jeffery D ^b  

^a Graylands Selby Lemnos Spec Care H   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0347467602     PISSN: 03106810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr2000305196     Document Type: Article

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