Medicines use review: Adoption and spread of a service innovation

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Blenkinsopp, Alison ^a   Bond, Christine ^c   Celino, Gianpiero ^b   Inch, Jackie ^c   Gray, Nicola ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Webstar Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 47649104790     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.16.4.0010     Document Type: Article

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