Use of focus groups as a tool to enhance a pharmaceutical care practice

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 424-434

  Bislew, Heather D ^a   Sorensen, Todd D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Drug therapy management; Focus groups; Patient perceptions; Pharmaceutical care; Practice enhancement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0042312616     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/154434503321831157     Document Type: Article

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