The prescription handoff in community pharmacy: A study of its form and function

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Chui, Michelle A ^a   Stone, Jamie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Community pharmacy; Medication handoffs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888876766     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2012.11233     Document Type: Article

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