Safety implications of standardized continuous quality improvement programs in community pharmacy

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 228-236

  Boyle, Todd A ^a   Ho, Certina ^b   MacKinnon, Neil J ^c   Mahaffey, Thomas ^a   Taylor, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

medication safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZED CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84878907011     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190012452312     Document Type: Article

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