Improving junior doctor prescribing - The positive impact of a pharmacist intervention

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 278, Issue 7437, 2007, Pages 136-138

  Webbe, Daniela ^a   Dhillon, Soraya ^b   Roberts, C Michael ^a  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL ETHICS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846996858     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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