Quality of life assessment by community pharmacists: An exploratory study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-186

  Bentley, J R ^a   Smith, M C ^a   Banahan III, B F ^a   Frate, D A ^a   Parks, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Individual patient applications; Outcomes; Pharmacy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031885769     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008813711611     Document Type: Article

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