Effects of a National Health Education Program on the medication knowledge of the public in Taiwan

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-108

  Huang, Yen Ming ^a   Wang, Hui Po ^b,c   Yang, Yea Huei Kao ^d   Lin, Swu Jane ^e   Lin, Hsiang Wen ^e   Chen, Chiung Sheue ^a   Wu, Fe Lin Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health education; Medication knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 32344446536     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G312     Document Type: Article

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