Effect of divergence in patients' socioeconomic background on their perspective of the role of the community pharmacist in Amman, Jordan

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-253

  Qunaibi, Eyad ^a   Basheti, Iman A ^a   Hamadi, Salim A ^b   Bulatova, Nailya R ^c   Shanah, Adam ^a   Abu Gharbieh, Eman ^d  

^a APPLIED SCIENCE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PETRA   (Jordan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^d DUBAI PHARMACY COLLEGE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Community pharmacist; Counseling; Jordan; Patient perception; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL HEALER;

EID: 84877000506     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v12i2.18     Document Type: Article

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