Literacy and perceived barriers to medication taking among homeless mothers and their children

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 346-351

  Sleath, Betsy L ^a   Jackson, Elizabeth ^a   Thomas, Kathleen C ^a   Galloway, James ^b   Dumain, Lisa ^a   Thorpe, Joshua ^c   Rollins, Angela ^d   Morrissey, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Pan Lutheran Ministries of Wake County Inc   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U of WI School of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Comprehension; Drug abuse; Drug information; Drug use; Homeless persons; Pediatrics; Pharmacists; Race; Sociology; Taste; Women

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG TASTE; DRUG USE; HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL DISEASE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644443007     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp050070     Document Type: Article

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