Latino patients' preferences for medication information and pharmacy services

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 632-636

  Sleath, Betsy ^a   Blalock, Susan J ^a   Bender, Deborah E ^b   Murray, Michael ^a   Cerna, Ana ^a   Cohen, Mauricio G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino patients; Medication information; Medication related problems; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DRUG INFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 77649210344     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08132     Document Type: Article

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