Microneedles in clinical practice-an exploratory study into the opinions of healthcare professionals and the public

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-106

  Birchall, James C ^a   Clemo, Rachel ^a   Anstey, Alexander ^b,c   John, Dai N ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical practice; healthcare professional; microneedles; perception; public

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICRONEEDLE; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GREAT BRITAIN; MICROINJECTIONS; NEEDLES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78651228601     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: 1573904X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0101-2     Document Type: Article

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