Stakeholder opinions on the implementation of Drug and Therapeutics Committee decisions

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-182

  Tan, Ee Lyn ^b,c   Day, Richard O ^a,c,d   Brien, Jo Anne E ^b,c,d  

^a Dept of Clin Pharmacol/Toxicol ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION;

EID: 7644232772     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr2004343178     Document Type: Article

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