Measuring the assessment and counseling provided with the supply of nonprescription asthma reliever medication: A simulated patient study

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1512-1518

  Schneider, Carl R ^a   Everett, Alan W ^a   Geelhoed, Elizabeth ^a   Kendall, Peter A ^b   Clifford, Rhonda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Asthma; Community pharmacy; Counseling; Mystery shopper; Pharmacy; Pseudo patient; Salbutamol; Simulated patient

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHARMACISTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949106012     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M086     Document Type: Article

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