An evaluation of consumers' perceptions regarding "modern medicines" in Penang, Malaysia

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 108-113

  Babar, Zaheer Ud Din ^a   Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Ahmad ^b   Shyong, Tai Lee ^b   Hin, Tan Keat ^b   Cien, Chong Soon ^b   Bin, Lim Soo ^b   Anantham, Shamini Chanmal ^b   Kirubakaran, Ranita ^b   Ping, Sia Bee ^b   Chuen, Chiew Shoen ^b   Singh, Jaswinder Kaur Sohan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Malaysia; modern medicine; Penang; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE; MODERN MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84862619929     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.96625     Document Type: Article

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