Perceived feasibility of a community pharmacy-based asthma intervention: A qualitative follow-up study

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 348-355

  Bereznicki, B ^a   Peterson, G ^a   Jackson, S ^a   Haydn Walters, E ^b   Deboos, I ^c   Hintz, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c DeBoos Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

asthma; community pharmacy; general practitioner referral; intervention; prescription records; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955755504     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2010.01187.x     Document Type: Article

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