The state of US emergency care: A call to action for hospital pharmacists

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2251-2253

  Idrees, Umbreen ^a   Clements, Elizabeth ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Spectrum Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Institute of Medicine; Pharmacy practice

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; ORGANIZATION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845607260     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1H448     Document Type: Review

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