Variation in patients' and pharmacists' attribution of symptoms and the relationship to patients' concern beliefs in medications

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 334-344

  Shiyanbola, Olayinka O ^a   Farris, Karen B ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concern beliefs in medications; Patient pharmacist agreement; Symptom attribution

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICARE; PHARMACIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649456127     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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