Pharmacotherapy interventions undertaken by pharmacists in the fleetwood phase III study: The role of process control

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1522-1526

  Lapane, Kate L ^a,c   Hughes, Carmel M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Nursing home; Pharmacy practice; Reetwood Model

Indexed keywords

GENERIC DRUG;

AGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERNET; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACISTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748300739     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G702     Document Type: Review

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