Perceptions of Medicare Part D enrollees about pharmacists and their role as providers of medication therapy management

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 648-653

  Law, Anandi V ^a   Okamoto, Mark P ^b   Brock, Kelly ^c  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Medicare Part D; Medication therapy management; Professional expectations; Role perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICARE PART D; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59049093072     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07084     Document Type: Article

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