Pharmacist directed home medication reviews in patients with chronic heart failure: A randomised clinical trial

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-143

  Barker, Anna ^a   Barlis, Peter ^b,c   Berlowitz, David ^a,c   Page, Karen ^d   Jackson, Bruce ^e   Lim, Wen Kwang ^a,c  

^a Northern Clinical Research Centre   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DANDENONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Mortality; Patient readmission; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST DIRECTED HOME MEDICATION REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84864966549     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.02.034     Document Type: Article

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