Developing and validating a tool for assessment of pharmacist prescribers' consultations

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 520-526

  Stewart, Derek ^a   George, Johnson ^b   Bond, Christine ^c   Diack, Lesley ^a   Cleland, Jennifer ^c   McCaig, Dorothy ^a   Cunningham, Scott ^a   MacLure, Katie ^a   Harkness, Sally ^d  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d Inverurie Medical Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Consultation; Pharmacy; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONSULTATION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VIDEORECORDING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 77956936237     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq034     Document Type: Article

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