Impact of clinical pharmacist services delivered via telemedicine in the outpatient or ambulatory care setting: A systematic review

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 707-717

  Niznik, Joshua D ^a,b,c   He, Harvey ^a   Kane Gill, Sandra L ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; TELEMEDICINE;

AMBULATORY CARE; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85033717613     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.10.011     Document Type: Review

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