Cost-effectiveness of pharmacist-provided treatment of adult pharyngitis

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Klepser, Donald G ^a   Bisanz, Sara E ^a   Klepser, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARMACIST; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RASH; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS RASH;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEE SCHEDULES; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PHARMACISTS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860749767     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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