Optimal level of liaison pharmacist intervention to facilitate a post-discharge home medicines review

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Bollella, Giuseppe ^a   Angley, Manya T ^a   Pink, Jennifer A ^b,d   Caird, Cathy J ^c   Goldsworthy, Sharon J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Queen Elizabeth Hospital

^c Adelaide Western General Practice Network   (Australia)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY;

EID: 47749107240     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2008.tb00813.x     Document Type: Article

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