Working in interprofessional primary health care teams: What do pharmacists do?

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 288-301

  Farrell, Barbara ^a,b   Ward, Natalie ^a,c   Dore, Naomi ^a,d   Russell, Grant ^b,e   Geneau, Robert ^a   Evans, Samantha ^a  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Patient outcomes; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacists; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84877827050     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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