The importance of drug information from a patient perspective

Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 115-126

  Howard, Josephine ^a   Wildman, Kingsley ^a   Blain, Joanne ^b   Wills, Simon ^c   Brown, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug information; Hospital patient; Patient compliance; Patient concordance; Patient counselling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033489865     PISSN: 02810662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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