Potential of pharmacists to help reduce the burden of poorly managed cardiovascular risk

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-73

  McNamara, Kevin P ^a,b   Dunbar, James A ^a   Philpot, Benjamin ^a   Marriott, Jennifer L ^b   Reddy, Prasuna ^a,d   Janus, Edward D ^a,c  

^a Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Health promotion; Interprofessional collaboration; Pharmacy practice; Primary care services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 84858776339     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01259.x     Document Type: Article

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