Home medication reviews by community pharmacists: Reaching out to homebound patients

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 139-142

  Papastergiou, John ^a   Zervas, John ^a   Li, Wilson ^a   Rajan, Amy ^a  

^a Shoppers Drug Mart   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOME MEDICATION; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84880495966     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1715163513487830     Document Type: Article

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