Theoretical exploration of Tennessee community pharmacists' perceptions regarding opioid pain reliever abuse communication

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 562-575

  Hagemeier, Nicholas E ^a   Murawski, Matthew M ^b   Lopez, Nicolas C ^a   Alamian, Arsham ^a   Pack, Robert P ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Community pharmacy; Opioid pain reliever; Pharmacists; Prescription drug abuse

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84900518167     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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