The consultant pharmacist and the physician in the nursing home: Roles, relationships, and a recipe for success

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-82

  Levenson, Steven A ^a,b   Saffel, Dana ^c  

^a Genesis Elder Care   (United States)

^b American Medical Directors Association   (United States)

^c PharmaCare Strategies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSING HOME; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846436786     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2007.71     Document Type: Review

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