Information for patients on medicines

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7524, 2005, Pages 1034-1035

  Shaw, Joanne M ^a   Mynors, Geraldine ^a   Kelham, Caroline ^a  

^a Medicines Partnership   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 27744544454     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7524.1034     Document Type: Editorial

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