Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary oncology program in a community hospital

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 1740-1747

  Chung, Clement ^a   Collins, Angela ^b   Cui, Nancy ^c  

^a Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^b Overlake Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

^c Southlake Clinic Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic agents; Clinical pharmacists; Clinical pharmacy; Communication; Economics; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Neoplasms; Oncology; Patient care; Pharmaceutical services; Protocols; Quality assurance; Specialties; Standards; Team

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CARBOPLATIN; CETUXIMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; NURSE; ONCOLOGY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80053089795     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100626     Document Type: Article

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