Privacy in the pharmacy environment: Analysis of observations from inside the pharmacy

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-367

  Bednarczyk, Robert A ^a   Nadeau, Jessica A ^a   Davis, Christopher F ^a   McCarthy, Andrew ^b   Hussain, Shazia ^a   Martiniano, Robert ^c   Lodise, Thomas ^d   Zeolla, Mario M ^f   Coles, F Bruce ^a,e   McNutt, Louise Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b Home Care Association of New York State   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community pharmacy; Patient interaction; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACY; PRIVACY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEW YORK; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77955288178     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2010.09001     Document Type: Article

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