Comparison of two methods for performing treatment reviews by pharmacists and general practitioners for home-dwelling elderly people

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-452

  Denneboom, Wilma ^a   Dautzenberg, Maaike G H ^b   Grol, Richard ^a   De Smet, Peter A G M ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DSP group Research and Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^c Scientific Institute of Dutch Pharmacists (WINAp)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric prescribing; Process evaluation; Treatment review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POLYPHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43149125182     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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