Pharmacist's role in a Parkinson's disease and movement disorders clinic

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 518-520

  Poon, Linda H ^a,b,c   Lee, Audrey J ^a,c   Chiao, Teresa B ^a,b,d   Kang, Gail A ^a   Heath, Susan ^a   Glass, Graham A ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^d Adjunct Faculty   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Clinical pharmacists; Clinical pharmacy; Department of veterans affairs; Movement disorders; Parkinson disease; Patient information; Pharmaceutical services; Team

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84858963885     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp110127     Document Type: Article

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