Characterizing healthcare quality in the community pharmacy setting: Insights from a focus group study

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 360-370

  Halsall, Devina ^a   Noyce, Peter R ^a   Ashcroft, Darren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Focus groups; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866357901     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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