Influencing prescribing through effective communication skills

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 2528-2530

  Young, Shaun F ^a   MacLeod, Andrea K ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KPH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FLUOXETINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RIZATRIPTAN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28344435218     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp040305     Document Type: Article

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