Provision of pharmaceutical, care to patients with limited English proficiency

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-429

  Phokeo, Vinay ^a   Hyman, Ilene ^b,c  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administration; Ambulatory care; Communication; Compliance; Data collection; Ethnic groups; Guidelines; Languages; Patients; Pharmaceutical care; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Physicians

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CANADA; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 33847106051     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060082     Document Type: Review

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