Patient knowledge about drugs prescribed at primary healthcare facilities

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 871-876

  Akici, Ahmet ^a   Kalaça, Sibel ^a   Uǧurlu, M Ümit ^a   Toklu, Hale Z ^a   Iskender, Ece ^a   Oktay, Şule ^a,b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Omega CRO   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drug name; Medication; Patient knowledge; Prescription; Rational drug use

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; MINERAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 10844287261     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1020     Document Type: Article

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