Clinical pharmacy services in a London hospital, have they changed?

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 688-691

  Campbell, Gayle ^a   Auyeung, Vivian ^b   McRobbie, Duncan ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacists; Clinical pharmacy services; Interventions; Teaching hospital; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG MONITORING; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LONDON; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84886102297     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9800-1     Document Type: Article

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