Comprehensive assessment of treatment related problems in hospitalized medicine patients in Jordan

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 501-511

  AbuRuz, Salah M ^a,b   Bulatova, Nailya R ^a   Yousef, Al Moatasem M ^a   Al Ghazawi, Mutasim A ^a   Alawwa, Izzat A ^a   Al Saleh, Akram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacy; Drug related problems; Internal medicine; Jordan; Pharmaceutical care; Treatment related problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960066203     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-011-9497-y     Document Type: Article

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