Impact of a surgical preadmission clinic pharmacist on the quality of medication management from preadmission to discharge: A randomised controlled study

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-216

  George, Lewis J W ^a   Senturk Raif, Reyhan ^a   Hodgkinson, Marisa R ^b   Emmerton, Maggie ^a   Larmour, Ian ^c  

^a DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 80053908588     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2011.tb00864.x     Document Type: Article

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