Consumer habits and interests regarding non-prescription medications in Hungary

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-338

  Major, Csilla ^a   Vincze, Zoltán ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Consultation; Health informatics; Pharmacy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG PACKAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955243384     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp105     Document Type: Article

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