Cross sectional survey of the Scottish general public's awareness of, views on, and attitudes toward nonmedical prescribing

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1115-1121

  Stewart, Derek C ^a   George, Johnson ^b   Diack, H Lesley ^a   Bond, Christine M ^c   McCaig, Dorothy J ^a   Cunningham, I T Scott ^a   Munro, Kim ^a   Pfleger, David ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General public; Nonmedical prescribing; Scotland; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 67249088866     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1L609     Document Type: Article

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