Including pharmacists on consultant-led ward rounds: A prospective non-randomised controlled trial

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-316

  Miller, Gavin ^a   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^a   Jacklin, Ann ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HMP Holloway   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultant ward rounds; Pharmacists; Prescribing errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 80051760318     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-4-312     Document Type: Article

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