Development and validation of a new Prescription Quality Index

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-513

  Hassan, Norul Badriah ^a   Ismail, Hasanah Che ^b   Naing, Lin ^d   Conroy, Ronán M ^e   Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rashid ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c CYBERJAYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

chronic diseases; Medication Appropriateness Index; prescription; Prescription Quality Index

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTENT VALIDITY; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION QUALITY INDEX; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESCRIPTIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956585061     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03597.x     Document Type: Article

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