Developing a mobile pharmacist-conducted wellness clinic for rural Montana communities

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 390-399

  Stratton, Timothy P ^a   Williams, Robert G ^b   Meine, Kari L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Environment and Climate Change   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile health units; Pharmacists; Rural settings; Wellness programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; MONTANA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 22144495417     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544345054003723     Document Type: Article

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