A questionnaire survey of patient experience with the Rheumatology Monitoring Clinic in Singapore

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 390-398

  Chew, Li Ching ^a   Lim, Teong Guan ^a   Loy, Kia Lan ^a   Kong, Ming Chai ^a   Chang, Wei Terk ^a   Tan, Siok Bee ^a   Pang, How Tze ^a   Chen, Li Li ^a   Thumboo, Julian ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurse; Disease modifying antirheumatic drug; Monitoring clinic; Pharmacist; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatology; Spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGAPORE; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES;

EID: 84865278390     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2012.01738.x     Document Type: Article

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