Clinical pharmacy services in the home

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-244

  MacKeigan, Linda D ^a   Nissen, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pharmaceutical care programmes; Pharmaceutical services

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 49549105790     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200816040-00004     Document Type: Review

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