The potential and pitfalls of medicine management: What have we learned so far?

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-86

  Blenkinsopp, Alison ^a   Bond, Christine M ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pharmaceutical care programmes; Pharmaceutical services

Indexed keywords

DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 41849103033     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200816020-00002     Document Type: Review

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