The medication management model: An effective tool for home health providers

Home Health Care Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-230

  Frey, Dennee ^a,b  

^a Partners in Care Foundation   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacy Practice ^*

Author keywords

Errors; Home health care; Medication management; Nursing; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149111525     PISSN: 10848223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1084822302250690     Document Type: Article

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