Consumer satisfaction with community pharmacies in Warri, Nigeria

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-511

  Oparah, Azuka C ^a   Kikanme, Luke C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Pharmaserve Nigeria Ltd   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Consumers; Nigeria; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIGERIA; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33845222029     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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