An Interdisciplinary Memory Clinic: A Novel Practice Setting for Pharmacists in Primary Care

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 785-795

  Rojas Fernandez, Carlos H ^a,b,c   Patel, Tejal ^a,b,c   Lee, Linda ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Centre for Family Medicine Ontario   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; Alzheimer disease; ambulatory care; clinical pharmacy; geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY MEMORY CLINIC; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEMORY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKILL; MEMORY DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEMORY DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84899717980     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: 15426270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1060028014526857     Document Type: Article

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