Attitudes toward and factors affecting implementation of medication therapy management services by community pharmacists

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-30

  MacIntosh, Christina ^a   Weiser, Courtney ^a   Wassimi, Atal ^a   Reddick, Jason ^a   Scovis, Nicole ^a   Guy, Mignonne ^a   Boesen, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disease management; Medicare; Medication therapy management services; Pharmacists; Pharmacy services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICARE PART D; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63849298371     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.07122     Document Type: Article

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