Legibility of USP pictograms by clients of community pharmacies in Portugal

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-29

  Soares, Maria Augusta ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ANSI; Instructions; ISO; Legibility; Medicines; Pharmacy clients; Pictograms; Pictures; Portugal; Scholarship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHARMACY; PICTOGRAM; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACIES; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; PORTUGAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874659030     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9698-z     Document Type: Review

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