Creating a Shared Formulary in 7 Critical Access Hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-293

  Wakefield, Douglas S ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^b   Loes, Jean L ^c   O'Brien, John ^d   Abbas, Nancy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Mercy Medical Center North Iowa   (United States)

^d Ellsworth Municipal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Pharmacy; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; FORMULARIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; IOWA; MISSOURI; PHARMACIES;

EID: 77955128410     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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