Hospital discharge: What are the problems, information needs and objectives of community pharmacists? A mixed method approach.

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Published in Pharm Pract (Granada) on August 25, 2017

Authors

Lea D Brühwiler1, Kurt E Hersberger2, Monika Lutters3

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical pharmacist. Clinical Pharmacy, Cantonal Hospital of Baden. Baden (Switzerland). lea.bruehwiler@ksb.ch.
2: Professor. Head of Pharmaceutical Care Research Group, University of Basel. Basel (Switzerland). kurt.hersberger@unibas.ch.
3: Chief of Clinical pharmacy, Cantonal Hospital of Baden. Baden (Switzerland). monika.lutters@ksb.ch.

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