Using linguistic analysis to explore medicine counter assistants' communication during consultations for nonprescription medicines

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-57

  Garner, Mark ^a   Watson, Margaret C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Community pharmacy services; Counseling; Linguistics; Non prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; CONVERSATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACISTS' AIDES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SCOTLAND; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33751425495     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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