Evaluation of a pharmacist plain management education program and associated medication use in a palliative care population

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-280

  Suh, E Silvie ^a   Bartlett, Gwen ^b,c   Inguanti, Mary ^b,c   Folstad, Jon ^d  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SFHMC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; OPIATE AGONIST; SENNA EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; CATHARTICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2942623765     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.3.277     Document Type: Article

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