Pharmacy-based point-of-care testing for infectious diseases: Considerations for the pharmacy curriculum

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 131-136

  Akinwale, Tolu P ^a   Adams, Alex J ^a   Dering Anderson, Allison M ^b   Klepser, Michael E ^c  

^a National Association of Chain Drug Stores   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CLIA waived testing; Community pharmacy; Point of Care testing; Screenings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POINT OF CARE TESTING;

EID: 84916234923     PISSN: 18771297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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