Pharmacist consultations in general practice clinics: The Pharmacists in Practice Study (PIPS)

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 623-632

  Tan, Edwin C K ^a   Stewart, Kay ^a   Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   George, Johnson ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Medication reviews; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmacists; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84904121575     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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