Is the pharmacy profession innovative enough?: Meeting the needs of Australian residents with chronic conditions and their carers using the nominal group technique

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  McMillan, Sara S ^a,c   Sav, Adem ^a   Kelly, Fiona ^a,b   King, Michelle A ^c   Whitty, Jennifer A ^c,d   Wheeler, Amanda J ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chronic disease; Innovation; Nominal group technique; Pharmacies; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84908112560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-476     Document Type: Article

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