Effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 570, 2010, Pages 14-20

  Richmond, Stewart ^a   Morton, V ^a   Cross, B ^a   Chi Kei Wong, I ^b   Russell, I ^c   Philips, Z ^a   Miles, J ^d   Hilton, A ^e   Hill, G ^f   Farrin, A ^g   Coulton, S ^h   Chrystyn, H ⁱ   Campion, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^f East Riding and Hull Local Pharmaceutical Committee   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services for the aged; Medication therapy management; Pharmaceutical care; Polypharmacy; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SHORT FORM 36; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 76149125513     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X473295     Document Type: Article

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