Impact of a drug-drug interaction intervention on pharmacy and medical students' knowledge and attitudes: A 1-year follow-up

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 472-477

  Hincapie, Ana L ^a   Warholak, Terri L ^a   Hines, Lisa E ^a   Taylor, Ann M ^a   Malone, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

DDI; Drug interaction knowledge; Drug drug interaction; Medical education; Pharmacy education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG INTERACTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84866415535     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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