Supplementary prescribing: Early experiences of pharmacists in Great Britain

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1843-1850

  George, Johnson ^a   McCaig, Dorothy J ^a   Bond, Christine M ^b   Cunningham, I T Scott ^a   Diack, H Lesley ^a   Watson, Anne M ^c   Stewart, Derek C ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Pharmacist prescribing; Supplementary prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749599541     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1H227     Document Type: Article

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