Implementing ward based clinical pharmacy services in an Ethiopian University Hospital;Implantación de servicios de farmacia clínica en los departamentos de un hospital universitario Etíope

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-57

  Mekonnen, Alemayehu B ^a   Yesuf, Elias A ^b   Odegard, Peggy S ^c   Wega, Sultan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Inpatients; Medication errors; Pharmaceutical services; Professional practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PHARMACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 84875704769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552013000100009     Document Type: Article

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