A comparative study to evaluate patients interpretation of U.S.P and locally designed pharmaceutical pictograms

Pharma Times

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 16-19

  Goel, Gaurav ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Interpretations; Patients; Pictograms; Reinforcing; U.S.P DI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIA; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHOTOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954496471     PISSN: 00316849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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