Measuring outcomes of a pharmacist-run travel health clinic located in an independent community pharmacy

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-180

  Hess, Karl M ^a   Dai, Chih Wei ^a,b   Garner, Brian ^c   Law, Anandi V ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Ralphs Grocery Stores   (United States)

^c Hendricks Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunizations; Independent community pharmacy; Travel health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPORIATRICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 77952507178     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.09204     Document Type: Article

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