The impact of an automated dose-dispensing scheme on user compliance, medication understanding, and medication stockpiles

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-284

  Larsen, Anna Bira ^a   Haugbølle, Lotte Stig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Automated dose dispensing; compliance aids; medication stockpiles; medication understanding; user perspective

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 35248894777     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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