Survey of medication knowledge and behaviors among college students in Taiwan

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Hsiao, Fei Yuan ^a,b   Lee, Jen Ai ^a   Huang, Weng Foung ^b   Chen, Shih Ming ^a   Chen, Hsiang Yin ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Knowledge; Medication safety; Pharmacist; Practice; Students

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STUDENT; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33646485962     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj700230     Document Type: Article

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