Cooperation between community pharmacists and general practitioners in eastern Germany: Attitudes and needs

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 584-592

  Wüstmann, Anna Franziska ^a   Haase Strey, Carsten ^a   Kubiak, Thomas ^b   Ritter, Christoph Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cooperation; Germany; Physician pharmacist relationship; Role perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST PRACTITIONER INTERACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRUST;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACISTS; SPECIALIZATION; TRUST;

EID: 84881174550     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9772-1     Document Type: Article

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