The contribution of the Medicines Use Review (MUR) consultation to counseling practice in community pharmacies

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 336-344

  Latif, Asam ^a   Pollock, Kristian ^a   Boardman, Helen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counseling; Medicines Use Reviews; Patient centred; Patient pharmacist communication; Pharmacy practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958769982     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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