The quality of self-care counselling by pharmacy practitioners, supported by IT-based clinical guidelines

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Westerlund, Tommy ^a,b,c   Andersson, Inga Lisa ^d   Marklund, Bertil ^c,e  

^a Research and Development   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Apoteket AB   (Sweden)

^e Halland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Counselling; Non prescription drugs; Outcomes; Pharmacy practitioner; Quality; Self care; Sweden

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DOCUMENTATION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SWEDEN; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SELF CARE;

EID: 33847284483     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9073-z     Document Type: Article

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