The lay public's explicit and implicit definitions of drugs

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-50

  Björnsdóttir, Ingunn ^a   Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna ^b   Traulsen, Janine Morgall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Definition; Drugs; Focus group discussions; Iceland; Medicines

Indexed keywords

DRUG; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RURAL POPULATION; STREET DRUGS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649085696     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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