Ascertaining consumer perspectives of medication information sources using a modified repertory grid technique

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Tio, Jennifer ^a,b   LaCaze, Adam ^a   Cottrell, W Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer; Consumer decision; Medicine information; Pharmacist; Physician; Quality use of medicines; Repertory grid

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; RELIABILITY; TRAINING;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33847321559     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9076-9     Document Type: Article

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