Exploring the formation of patient satisfaction in rural community telepharmacies

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-518

  Friesner, Daniel ^a   Scott, David M ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Health care services; Rural setting; Telepharmacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NORTH DAKOTA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651033881     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08110     Document Type: Article

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