Geriatric patient care by U.S. pharmacists in healthcare teams: Systematic review and meta-analyses

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1119-1127

  Lee, Jeannie K ^a   Slack, Marion K ^a   Martin, Jennifer ^a   Ehrman, Clara ^a   Chisholm Burns, Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

direct patient care; meta analysis; older adults; pharmacists; systematic review

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIRECT PATIENT CARE; META-ANALYSIS; OLDER ADULTS; PHARMACISTS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880307712     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12323     Document Type: Review

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