Consumers' perceptions of community pharmacy in Portugal: A qualitative exploratory study

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-60

  Cavaco, Afonso M ^a   Dias, J P Sousa ^a   Bates, Ian P ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clients' attitudes; Community pharmacy; Consumers' perceptions; Pharmacists' image; Portugal; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PORTUGAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TAPE RECORDER; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 14944381472     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-004-2129-z     Document Type: Article

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