Exploring knowledge of prescription charges: A cross-sectional survey of pharmacists and the community

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1301, 2009, Pages 19-24

  Willmot, Emily Jane ^a   Lawton, Beverley A ^a   Rose, Sally ^a   Brown, Selina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DRUG COST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; MEDICAL FEE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION FEES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70049083403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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