Informing patients about medicines-A hospital in-patient survey in England

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 276-278

  Krska, Janet ^a   Morecroft, Charles W ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital in patients; Medicines information; Patient information leaflet

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872417441     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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