Provision of pharmacotherapy services in a rural nurse practitioner clinic

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-297

  Andrus, Miranda R ^a,b   Clark, Deidre B ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Anticoagulants; Clinical pharmacists; Clinical pharmacy; Hyperlipidemia; Hypertension; Interventions; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacotherapy; Smoking

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33846701054     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060044     Document Type: Article

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