Spirometry: Tool for pharmacy practitioners to expand direct patient care services

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-315

  Cawley, Michael J ^a   Moon, Jean ^b   Reinhold, Jennifer ^a   Willey, Vincent J ^a   Warning II, William J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Crozer Keystone Center for Family Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient care services; Pharmacists; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84890050264     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2013.12134     Document Type: Article

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