Implementation of an e-prescribing service: Users' satisfaction and recommendations

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 186-191

  El Houseny, Mohamed ^a,b   Shams, El Sebeay ^a,b  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE ATTITUDE; OMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

EID: 79960855593     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3821/1913-701X-144.4.186     Document Type: Article

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